manus (may-n[schwa]s), n. [Latin “hand”]
1. Roman law. The power exercised by the head of a family over all its members and slaves; esp. a husband’s power over his wife; marital subordination, which accompanied most marriages in early Rome.
2. Hist. A compurgator, or the oath taken. • This usage of manus may stem from the affiant’s placing a hand on the Bible while taking the oath. See COMPURGATOR.
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