ˌmanyəˈdəkshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin manuduction-, manuductio, from Latin manus hand + duction-, ductio action of leading, from ductus (past participle of ducere to lead) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at tow
1. : the act of guiding or leading (as by the hand)
the ground over which he had accepted my hurried manuduction — W.E.Gladstone
2. : something that guides or leads : introduction
a pleasant and scholarly manuduction into alchemical byways — F.O.Taylor