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MAN 
MAN 
a nymph, mother of Ocnus, who built Man¬ 
tua Virg. 
HANTS X, ®, f. now Mantova, Mantoa, a 
city of Upper Italy, on the river Mincius. 
Andes, a village near Mantua, was the 
birthplace of Virgil. 
MaMTOaNOS (Mantua), a, um, adj. of 
3 Mantua, Mantuan. Macrob. Homerus 
Mantuanus, li. e. Virgilius. 
MaNTuRNA (maneo, ormanto), re, f. a 
3 iroddess of marriage, that was invoked to 
render a marriage lasting. Augustin. 
MXNOaLIS (manus), e, adj. what is seized 
2 or held with a hand, or that fills a hand. 
Tacit, saxum. Hence, Martial. Manu- 
ale, sc. involuCrum, acase of a book. - 
IT Also, of, pertaining, or relating to the 
hand. Tertull. aqua, water for washing 
the hands. 
MXNOARIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. relating 
2 to the hands. Pandect, mola, a hand-mill. 
Laber. Manuarius, a thief. -IT Also, 
Manuaria pecunia, or Manuarium ®s, 
money gained in a game at dice. Oell. 
MXNOaTOS (Id!}, a, um, adj. having 
3 hands. Marc. Cap. -U Also, tied up in 
bundles. Plin. -IT Also, particip. of 
manuor. 
MXNuBALLISTA, or MANUBALISTA 
3 (Id.), se, f. a Aandbalista. Veget. 
MXNOBALLISTaRI&S, or MANUBA- 
3 LISTARIUS (manuballista), ii, m. car¬ 
rying or using a Xrmd-balista. Veget. 
MXN0BTA2, arum. See Manubius. 
MXN0BIALIS (manubi®), e, adj. of or 
2 belonging to the spoils of war. Sneton. 
pecunia, money obtained by the sale of the 
spoils of war. 
MaNBBIARIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. as, ami- 
3cus,/™m whom I derive some profit, by 
whose, means I gain any thing. Plaut. 
MXNDBIOS (manus), a, um, adj. gainedas 
booty, taken from the enemy. Plant, ma- 
clffira. — Hence, Manubi®, arum, sc. 
res, spoils taken in war, booty, pillage, ra 
Xbijivpa, aKpoOina. Petron. and Flor. 
Its signification in Sueton. is more ex¬ 
tended, unlawful gain, plunder. Sueton. 
Calig. 41. Id. Vcsp. 16. Manubi® et 
rapinae. The spoils of war were sold, 
in order to facilitate the division of 
them. Hence, Manubiw signifies thi 
rnoiiey arising from the sale of the spoilt 
taken in war, and is opposed to prwda. 
which denotes the things gained as 
booty, as slaves, cattle, precious tilings, 
&c. (see Ocll. 13, 24). Prxda is, there¬ 
fore, frequently joined to manubue by 
Cicero. The booty was generally di¬ 
vided into three parts: one of them was 
destined for the public treasury, an¬ 
other for the general, and the third for 
the army. Hence, Manubias, particular¬ 
ly the general’s share of the booty, which 
was generally spent in erecting a public 
building or some other work of art. 
Cic. Porticum de manubiis Cimbricis 
fecit. Liv. De manubiis duos fornices 
tecit. — -—it Also, Manubias, in the art of 
divination, lightning, stroke of liirhtninir, 
descent of lightning. Senec. N. Q. 2, 4~1. 
IXNuBRIaTuS (manubrium), a, um, 
a handle, haft, hilt. Pallad. 
o NdBRIbLUM (Id.), i, n. a small lian- 
Ue or haft. Cels. 
UWuBRIUM (manus), i, n. that part of 
My thing by which it is held, a handle, 
nil ir ’ * a Cic. vasis. Juvenal. 
uteiu. Vitruv. epistomii, the spigot 
J a cock. - IT Figur. opportunity, 
M5n?L d0in " a thin S- pla ^ L 
ipWCriJLUM, or MANICH5LUM (Id.), 
MANuCl" 1 ^ ^ un ^ e * Petron. 
JUNUCOLA. 
-■•‘'uwjjft, v See Manulea. 
(W.), re, f. a sleeve or muff 
' IT Manulea, or Manucuia 
or Mi- , " "xanuiea, or manucuia 
which. t,lat P art °f a catapult; 
chord rr! or ^ cee P s back the stretchcc 
nfe Vitruv. 
(manulea), ii, m .a make; 
sleeve, Ms w,th ^cves, or one that make, 
M XN0L£XT$f it f 0men ’ Plaut : 
2long sleeve. d '.)’ a > um > adj. w iti 
Cic w c ° verm ? the hands, X e,pi 
k. e . mr „S laut " 1 >)ica. Sneton. homo 
Such a f ail *ca with long sleeves 
ar| d e(W S Were considered indecen 
the Romans at6 ’ by tlle serious among 
dS (manus), i m. a little sleevi 
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or muff, covering the hands. Accius ap. 
JVon. 
MANuMISSIS (manumitto), onis, f. the 
act of dismissing a person from one’s au¬ 
thority or power, the act of giving liberty, 
as to a slave. Cic. — Manumission was 
either justa or non justa. The former 
was performed in three different ways; 
either per censum, h. e. by inserting the 
name of the slave in the censor’s roll; 
or per vindictam, in the forum, by a 
stroke with a rod ( vindicta ) from the 
preetor; or per testamentum, when a 
master freed a slave by his will. Cic 
Top. 2— Manumissio non justa, which, 
though discharging a slave from servi¬ 
tude, did not entitle him to the privi¬ 
leges of a citizen, was performed either 
inter amicos, when a master declared 
his slave to be free, in the presence of 
five witnesses; or per epistolam, by a 
letter directed to the slave, which was 
to be signed by five witnesses ; or per 
mensam, h. e. when a master bade a 
slave to eat at his table. 
MANuMiSSSR (Id.), oris, m. one who 
3 manumits another person. Pandect. 
MAN0MJTT5, or MANu MITTS (ma¬ 
nus & mitto), is, Isi, issum, a. 3. to set 
at liberty, make free, release from bondage, 
emancipate, enfranchise, manumit, airz- 
hevOepow. Cic. aliquem. 
MANOOR (unc. perhaps from manus), 
3 aris, atus sum, dep. I. to steal. Laber. 
MANBPRETIoSOS (manupretium), a, 
3 um, adj. precious, valuable. Cato ap. 
Oell. 
MANBPRrrrUM, or MANTPRETIUM, 
or MANuS PRETIUM, ii, n. wages for 
work, hire, pay, inixeipov. Plaut. Manu¬ 
pretium. Plin. Manipretium. Cic. and 
Liv. Manus pretium. — Hence, figur. a 
reward. Cic. Manupretium evers® civi- 
tatis.-IT Also, value of a work or its 
workmanship. Pandect. Manus pretium. 
Anson. Manupretium. 
MANOS (from paw, to feel, touch, as x s ' l Pi 
from %dco), us, f. a hand, x et P, h. e. the 
extreme part of an arm, or that member 
which reaches from the wrist to the finger’s 
end. Cic. Vas in manus sumere. Id. 
Tenerein manu, or, Ovid, manu, to hold 
in or with the hand. Cic. Ad manum ac 
cedere, to go to the hand like an animal 
that is tamed ; also, Nep. to approach, for 
instance, in order to fight, or to fight hand 
to hand, come to close quarters. Cic. 
In manus venire, to come to hand, pre¬ 
sent itself j also, Plin. Paneg. (in order 
to fight). Cic. De manibus deponere or 
ponere, to put out of the hands. Cal. in 
Cic. Ep. Manum ad os apponere, to put 
the hand to the mouth (in imparting a secret 
or enjoining secrecy). Cic. Excidere e ma¬ 
nibus, to fall from the hand. Liv. Einit- 
tere e manibus, or de manibus, or ma¬ 
nibus. Also, Id. Amittere e manibus. 
Cic. Dimittere e manibus (for instance, 
a person), or. Cats, fortunam. Cic. E 
manibus fugere, to fl.ee, run away. Liv. 
Venire ad manum alicui, to come to hand, 
present themselves. Cic. Manus tendere 
ad aliquem ; also, Id. alicui, for ad ali- 
quem. Virg. Manu sternere aliquem, 
h. e. with a sword. Cels. Manu mederi 
(of chirurgery). Senec. Manus manum 
lavat, one hand washes the other, one 
good turn deserves another. Cic. Ma¬ 
num de tabula, literally, hand from the 
picture! so much for this! that is suffi¬ 
cient ! — Ovid. Jactare manus, to move 
the hands much, in dancing, to toss or 
flourish the hands ; also, Quint, of ora¬ 
tors. So, also, Id. manum. — Manus, 
fist, fighting, bravery. Nep. Manu fortis. 
Ovid. Manu vincere. Sallust. Manu ca- 
pere urbes, by force of arms, inwar. Cces. 
Usu manuque. Virg. Committere ma¬ 
num Teucris, to fight. Liv. Conserere 
manum, or manus, or, Id. conferre ma¬ 
num, to fight. Flor. Manu reducebat, 
by force of arms, by force. Virg. Man 11 m 
ferre in preelia, to fight. — Utraque ma¬ 
nu, Martial, with both hands, h. e. will¬ 
ingly, readily, gladly, cheerfully. — Cic 
Manu tenere, to know for certain, feel 
sure of. Id. Manibus teneri, to be cer¬ 
tain, evident, apparent, manifest. — In 
manu esse, Cic. to be in one’s power, rest 
with one (see below). — But, In manibus 
esse signifies either, to be in one’s hands ; 
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Cic. Oratio est in manibus, you lave it, 
it may be read, is known. Or, to be in hand. 
Id. Liber mihi est in manibus, h. e. 1 
am preparing, &c. (Hence, Id. Habere 
in manibus, to be employed upon.) Or, 
to be close by, near, at hand. Cies. and 
Virg. Or, to be present, to be just now, or 
at the time, passing, transacting, discussed. 
Cic. Q.u® sunt in manibus, what we 
have in hand, the business in question. 
Virg. In manjbus Mars ipse. Piln. F.p. 
Viridemi® in manibus. — Cic. Habere 
in manibus, to embrace, fondle, caress, 
make much of; also, to be employed upon 
(see above). — Manus frequently ex¬ 
presses nearness, proximity, he it in war 
(in which case it also signifies fighting , 
close fight, &c.), or elsewhere. Cws. 
In manibus esse, to be near, at hand (see 
above). Sallust. Prcelium e manibus 
facere, h. e. cominus. Ad manum, at 
hand, in readiness to hand, near, close, 
dose by, in the neighborhood Liv. esse. 
Cic. liabere. Plin. intueri. Nep. Ha¬ 
bere ad manum scrib® loco Plane, in 
Cic. Ep. Sub manu or manum, close 
to, hard by, nigh to, in the neighborhood. 
Hence, easily, without trouble, quickly, 
immediately , on the instant. Senec. and 
Sueton. — Manus frequently denotes 
fighting, close fight, engagement, fray, 
violence. Liv. Ad manum venire (see 
above), or, Nep. accedere (see above). 
Sallust. In manus venire. Liv. Pugna 
jam ad manus venerat. Cic. Res venit 
ad manum. Sallust. Non manu neque 
vi. — De manu, with one’s own hand. 
Cic. facere ; also, merely, manu. Virg. 
De manu signifies, also, ut one’s own 
expense. Colum. De manu in manum 
tradere, out of one’s own hand into that 
of another. ■— Cic. Plena manu, copious¬ 
ly, abundantly, liberally, much. Tibull. 
Plena manu, v'ith hands 'filled with money , 
with full hands .— Terent. Manibus pedi- 
busque, with all his might, might, and 
main. — Cws. Per manus trahere, with 
the hands, &c. Cic. Per manus servul® 
servatus, by her assistance. Per manus 
signifies, also, from hand to hand. Lie. 
Hence, figur. Id. Tradit® per manus re- 
ligiones, from father to son, and so on. 
Per manus likewise denotes, by force, by 
main force, forcibly. Sallust.~ Pr® manu, 
in hand, in advance, at hand, ready. Plaut. 
esse. Terent. Si paulum dederis pr® ma¬ 
nu, to begin with. Pandect. Habere pr® 
manu. Oell. Si liber est pr® manibus, 
at hand. — Inter manus, with the hands. 
Cic. auferri, in the arms. Also, in the 
hands, in hand. Cal. ill Cic. Ep. Inter 
manus esse signifies, also, to be palpable, 
plain, manifest, evident. Virg. — Sub 
manus, lender the hands. Plaut. suc- 
cedere, according to one’s wish. Plaut. 
Manum alicui adire, to make a fool of 
one. — Manus is frequently used for 
art, application of art, labor, industry, 
work to be performed by the hand. Cic. 
Manu quffirere, h.c. by the labor of the 
hands. Cws. Manu sata, h. e. grain 
(opp. to herbs growing spontaneously). 
Cic. Urbs manu rnunitissima, by art. 
Hence, Senec. Morbi qtios manu feci- 
mus, by our own fault, as by intemperance. 
Cels. Urinam manu emolliri. Manus 
is, in general, opposed to nature. It 
is also applied to speeches Senec. Ora¬ 
tio fucata et manu facta. — Tacit. Ma¬ 
nibus ®quis, with equal advantage or loss. 
— Manus afferre, or inferre, to lay 
hands on a person or thing. ( See Affero, 
and Infero.) — Manum injicere, to lay 
the hand on a person or thing. (See Inji- 
cio.) — Manum dare, to lend a hand, 
lend a helping hand, help, aid, assist, suc¬ 
cor. Quintal, alicui. Cic. Manus dare, 
or, Ovid. Dare manus victas, or, Virg 
Manus dedere, properly, to give the 
hands, ll. e. to give himself up for con¬ 
quered, surrender, submit, yield. —Tol- 
lere manum, to lift up the hands in won¬ 
der, admiration or astonishment. Cic 
Also, for dare manus, to give up or aver 
surrender, submit, yield. Cic. fragm. — 
Manum no.. vertere, not to care about, or 
not to mind a tiung. Apul. Manum non 
verterim, I would not move a finger, 1 
would not stir a straw. — Tacit. Manu 
venerari, h. e. by hissing one’s own hand 
to another person. — Suet. Servus a ma- 
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