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|lshtext=<b>mānus</b>: i. q. [[bonus]], Varr. L. L. 6, 2, 4; Macr. S. 1, 3, 13; Isid. 5, 30, 14; Serv. Verg. A. 1, 139; 2, 286; v. ‡ [[cerus]] [[manus]].<br /><b>mănus</b>: ūs (dat. manu for manui:<br /><b>I</b> alternae manu, Prop. 1, 11, 12; 2, 1, 60), f. [[root]] [[man]]-, ma-, to [[measure]]; Sanscr. ma, [[measure]], [[moon]]; cf. Germ. Mond, [[moon]], and O. H. Germ. mund, [[hand]]; Angl.-Sax. mund, a [[hand]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: [[quam]] [[vero]] aptas, quamque multarum artium ministras [[manus]] [[natura]] homini dedit! Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150: vas in [[manus]] sumere, id. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62: Epicurum in [[manus]] sumere, i. e. scripta Epicuri, id. Tusc. 2, 3, 8: pyxidem in manu [[tenere]], id. Cael. 26, 63: manum porrigere ad tradendum aliquid, id. ib.: de manibus deponere, to [[lay]] [[out]] of one's hands, [[lay]] [[down]], id. Ac. 1, 1, 2. ponere, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8: extorquere, to [[wrest]] from one's hands, id. Cat. 1, 6, 13: e manibus dimittere, to [[let]] go [[out]] of one's hands, id. Or. 30, 105: manum ad os apponere, i. e. to [[lay]] the [[finger]] on the lips in token of [[secrecy]], Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4: alicui in manu esse, to be [[obvious]], [[clear]]: [[neque]] mihi in manu [[Jugurtha]] [[qualis]] foret, Sall. J. 14, 4: (feminas) in manu esse parentium, fratrum, virorum, [[subject]] to, Liv. 34, 2, 11; cf.: [[minus]] filiae uxores sorores quibusdam in manu erunt, id. 34, 7, 11: in manibus esse, to be in [[everybody]]'s hands, to be [[well]] [[known]]: est in manibus [[oratio]], Cic. Lael. 25, 96: est in manibus [[laudatio]], id. Sen. 4, 12; id. Brut. 33, 125.—Also, to be [[near]]: hostes sunt in manibus, [[near]] to us, [[close]] by us, [[upon]] us, Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 7; also, to be [[present]]: attendere, quae in manibus sunt, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 1; Verg. A. 10, 280: in manibus habere, to [[have]] in [[hand]], to be [[engaged]] on a [[thing]]: omnia, quae in manibus habebam, abjeci, Cic. Att. 13, 47, 1: [[habeo]] [[opus]] magnum in manibus, id. Ac. 1, 1, 2: philosophi quamcunque rem habent in manibus, in eam, etc., id. Tusc. 5, 7, 18; id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Cael. 27, 65: milites [[bellum]] illud, [[quod]] erat in manibus, reliquisse, id. Rep. 2, 37, 63; cf.: dum [[occasio]] in manibus esset, Liv. 7, 36, 10: inimicorum in manibus [[mortuus]] est, [[among]], Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 108: manu [[tenere]], to [[know]] for [[certain]], id. Brut. 80, 277.— Pass.: manibus teneri, to be [[certain]], [[evident]], Cic. Sest. 32, 69: habere in manibus, to [[fondle]], [[caress]], [[make]] [[much]] of: sic in manibus (inimicum [[meum]]) habebant, sic fovebant, etc., id. Fam. 1, 9, 10: in [[manus]] venire, to [[come]] to [[hand]], id. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 1: [[proelium]] in manibus facere, to [[fight]] at [[close]] [[quarters]], Sall. J. 57, 4: ad manum habere, to [[have]] at [[hand]], [[have]] in [[readiness]], Quint. 12, 5, 1: ad manum esse, at [[hand]], in [[hand]], [[near]], Liv. 9, 19: ad manum venire or accedere, to [[come]] [[hand]] to [[hand]], [[come]] to [[close]] [[quarters]]: [[nonnumquam]] [[etiam]] res ad [[manus]], [[atque]] ad pugnam veniebat, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28; Nep. Eum. 5, 2; Liv. 2, 30: ut venere in [[manus]], Tac. A. 2, 80: ut ventum in [[manus]], id. H. 4, 71: adire manum alicui, v. 1. [[adeo]]: ad manum intueri aliquid, at [[hand]], [[close]] by, [[hard]] by, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 97: [[prae]] manu or manibus, at [[hand]], in [[readiness]], in [[hand]], Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 10; App. M. 6, p. 180, 32; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 23; Gell. 19, 8: quem servum [[ille]] habuit ad manum, Cic. de Or. 3, 60, 225: [[servus]] a manu, i. e. a [[scribe]], [[secretary]], Suet. Caes. 74: de manu [[dare]], to [[give]] [[with]] one's [[own]] [[hand]], Lampr. Alex. Sev. 37: de manu in manum [[quippiam]] tradere, to [[deliver]] from [[hand]] to [[hand]], i. e. [[with]] [[great]] [[care]], Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2: manum ferulae subducere, to [[take]] the [[hand]] from the [[rod]], i. e. to be [[too]] old for the [[rod]], Juv. 1, 15: e manu (for [[eminus]]; opp. [[cominus]]), from a [[distance]]: quae mea [[cominus]] [[machaera]] [[atque]] [[hasta]] hostibit e manu, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270 Müll. (Trag. v. 212 Vahl.): plenā manu, [[with]] a [[full]] or [[plentiful]] [[hand]], [[bountifully]], [[liberally]]: plenā manu [[dare]], [[abundantly]], Sen. Ben. 1, 7, 2; id. Ep. 120, 10; id. ad Polyb. 9, 7; so trop.: [[Hortalus]], [[quam]] plenā manu [[nostras]] laudes in astra sustulit, Cic. Att. 2, 25, 1; so, plenis manibus pecuniam largiri, Lact. 3, 16, 15; cf.: quemquam vacuis a se manibus abire pati, Sen. Brev. Vit. 14, 5: manibus pedibusque aliquid facere (Greek πὺξ καὶ λάξ), [[with]] hands and feet, i. e. [[with]] all one's [[power]], [[with]] [[might]] and [[main]], Ter. And. 1, 1, 134: per [[manus]], [[with]] the hands, Caes. B. G. 6, 37: per [[manus]] servulae, by her [[assistance]], Cic. Att. 1, 12, 3: per [[manus]] tradere, to [[deliver]] from [[hand]] to [[hand]], from [[mouth]] to [[mouth]], to [[hand]] [[down]] from [[father]] to [[son]]: traditae per [[manus]] religiones, Liv. 5, 51: per [[manus]], also, by [[force]], by [[main]] [[force]], [[forcibly]]: per [[manus]] libertatem retinere, Sall. J. 31, 22: [[inter]] [[manus]], in one's hands, under one's hands: [[agger]] [[inter]] [[manus]] proferebatur, Caes. B. C. 2, 2: [[villa]] crescit [[inter]] [[manus]], Sen. Ep. 12, 1: [[nihil]] [[adhuc]] [[inter]] [[manus]] habui cui majorem sollicitudinem praestare deberem, Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 2: scripta quae [[inter]] [[manus]] habes, are [[occupied]] [[with]], id. ib. 5, 5, 7.—Trop., [[palpable]], [[evident]]: [[ante]] oculos interque [[manus]] sunt omnia [[vestras]], Verg. A. 11, 311; cf.: [[manus]] [[inter]] parentum, id. ib. 2, 681: [[inter]] [[manus]], also, in one's hands, in one's [[arms]]: abripite hunc [[intro]] [[actutum]] [[inter]] [[manus]], Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 38: e convivio auferri, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28: sub manu and sub manum, at [[hand]], [[near]], [[readily]], [[immediately]], on the [[instant]]: [[Vocontii]] sub manu ut essent, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 2: quo celerius, ac sub manum annuntiari cognoscique posset, [[quid]] in [[provincia]] quāque gereretur, etc., Suet. Aug. 49; Sen. Ep. 71, 1: sub [[manus]] succedere, according to one's [[wish]], Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 59: alicujus manu esse, to be from or by one's [[hand]]: epistulae quae [[quidem]] erant tua manu, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3; cf. id. ib. 8, 13, 1 (cf. II. C. [[infra]]): manu, [[with]] the [[hand]], by [[hand]], i. e. artificially, opp. to [[naturally]], by [[nature]]: manu [[sata]], i. e. by the [[hand]] of [[man]], opp. to [[what]] grows [[wild]]. Caes. B. C. 3, 44: [[urbs]] manu munitissima, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 2, § 4: quaedam ingenia manu, [[quod]] aiunt, facienda sunt, Sen. Ep. 52, 1: [[quidam]] et liberos ejurent et orbitatem manu faciant, id. ad Marc. 19, 2: morbi, quos manu fecimus, i. e. [[which]] we [[produce]] by [[our]] [[own]] [[fault]] (e. g. by [[intemperance]]), Sen. Brev. Vit. 3, 3: [[oratio]] manu facta, [[artificial]], [[elaborate]], opp. to [[natural]], [[simple]], id. Ep. 115, 2: manu mederi, to be a [[surgeon]], Cels. praef. 1: manibus aequis or manu aequā, [[with]] [[equal]] [[advantage]]: manibus aequis abscessum est, Tac. A. 1, 63: aequā manu discedere, to [[come]] [[off]] [[with]] [[equal]] [[advantage]], Sall. C. 39, 4: [[manus]] afferre, to [[lay]] hands on; trop., to [[destroy]] or [[weaken]]: qui [[diutius]] torqueri patitur, quem [[protinus]] potest liberare, beneficio suo [[manus]] affert, Sen. Ben. 2, 5, 3: manum inicere alicui, to [[lay]] the [[hand]] on one, to [[detain]], [[arrest]] him, Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 48: manum [[dare]], to [[give]] or [[lend]] a [[hand]], to [[help]], [[assist]], Quint. 2, 3, 7: [[manus]] [[dare]] or dedere, to [[give]] the hands to be [[bound]]; [[hence]], in gen., to [[give]] up, [[yield]], [[surrender]]: perpende, et, si [[tibi]] vera videntur, Dede [[manus]], aut, si falsum est, accingere [[contra]], Lucr. 2, 1043: [[fateor]], [[manus]] [[vobis]] do, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 72: [[donicum]] aut [[certe]] vicissent, aut victi manum dedissent, Nep. Ham. 1; cf. Caes. B. G. 5, 31; Cic. Att. 2, 22, 2; Ov. H. 4, 14; 17, 260; Verg. A. 11, 568; Lact. 5, 1, 3: brevi manu, [[immediately]], [[without]] [[delay]], Dig. 23, 3, 43, § 1: longā manu, [[slowly]], [[tediously]], ib. 46, 3, 79: manum tollere, to [[raise]] the [[hand]] in token of an [[intention]] to [[yield]], to [[yield]], [[submit]]: [[cedo]] et [[tollo]] manum, Cic. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 28: [[manus]] tollere, to [[raise]] the hands in token of [[admiration]] or [[astonishment]], Cic. Ac. 2, 19, 63: [[manus]] tendere ad aliquem, [[less]] freq. alicui, to [[stretch]] [[out]] the hands to one to implore [[assistance]], Caes. B. G. 2, 13; Cic. Font. 17, 38: quae Romanis [[manus]] tendebant, Caes. B. G. 7, 48: dextram Italiae, Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 9: manu sternere aliquem, [[with]] the [[sword]], Verg. A. 9, 702: utrāque manu, [[with]] [[both]] hands, i. e. [[willingly]], [[readily]], Mart. 1, 16, 9: [[manus]] manum lavat, one [[hand]] washes the [[other]], one helps the [[other]], Sen. Apoc. 9 fin.; Petr. c. 45, 13; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 80: manum non vertere, not to [[turn]] the [[hand]], prov. for to [[take]] no pains, [[make]] no [[effort]]: qui se fatentur virtutis causā ne manum [[quidem]] versuros fuisse, Cic. Fin. 5, 31, 93; cf. App. Mag. p. 311.<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> The [[hand]] as the [[instrument]] used in [[fight]]; [[hence]], [[personal]] [[valor]], [[bravery]]: ne usu manuque reliquorum opinionem fallent, Caes. B. C. 3, 86: manu fortissimus, Liv. 39, 40: manu [[fortis]], Nep. Dat. 1, 3: manu vincere, Ov. M. 1, 448: manu capere urbes, by [[force]] of [[arms]], Sall. J. 5, 5: manum committere [[Teucris]], to [[fight]], Verg. A. 12, 60; so, conserere manum, Liv. 21, 39; 25, 11; 27, 33: conferre manum, Liv. 10, 43; Verg. A. 12, 345: in proelia Ferre manum, id. ib. 5, 403; cf.: et [[vice]] teli saevit nuda [[manus]], Juv. 15, 54.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Force, [[violence]], [[fighting]], [[close]] [[combat]]: res venit ad [[manus]] [[atque]] ad pugnam, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28: venire ad manum, Liv. 2, 30: accedere ad manum, Nep. Eum. 5: in [[manus]] venire, to [[come]] to an [[engagement]], [[come]] to [[close]] [[quarters]], Sall. J. 89, 2: [[pugna]] jam ad [[manus]] venerat, Liv. 2, 46: non manu, [[neque]] vi, [[force]], [[violence]], Sall. J. 31, 18; so Tac. Agr. 9.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Of the [[hand]] of an [[artist]]: [[manus]] extrema non accessit ejus operibus, the [[last]] [[hand]], the [[finishing]] [[touch]], Cic. Brut. 33, 126: aptius a summā conspiciare manu, [[when]] [[you]] [[have]] given [[yourself]] the [[finishing]] [[touch]], i. e. [[have]] completed [[your]] [[toilet]], Ov. A. A. 3, 225: [[carmen]] [[nondum]] recepit ultimam manum, has not [[yet]] [[received]] the [[last]] [[polish]], Petr. 118.—Hence, extremam [[bello]] Imponere manum, to [[put]] the [[finishing]] [[hand]] to the [[war]], to [[bring]] it to a [[close]], Verg. A. 7, 573.—Prov.: manum de [[tabula]], lit., the [[hand]] from the [[picture]], i. e. [[enough]], Cic. Fam. 7, 25, 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> A [[hand]], [[handwriting]]; in gen., [[work]], [[workmanship]]: librarii [[manus]], Cic. Att. 8, 13, 1: Alexidis manum amabam, [[quod]] tam [[prope]] accedebat ad similitudinem tuae litterae, id. ib. 7, 2, 3: manum suam cognovit, id. Cat. 3, 5, 12: [[propter]] emissam ab eis manum, Dig. 22, 3, 15: Praxitelis [[manus]], Scopaeque, Mart. 4, 39, 3: artificum, Verg. A. 1, 455.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> For [[pars]], a [[side]]: est ad hanc manum [[sacellum]], Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 37: a [[laeva]] conspicienda manu, Ov. A. A. 3, 307. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>E</b> In throwing [[dice]], a [[stake]]: quas [[manus]] remisi, to [[throw]] up the stakes, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>F</b> In fencing, a [[thrust]], [[hit]], [[blow]]: rectae, aversae, tectaeque [[manus]], Quint. 9, 1, 20: prima, secunda, tertia, quarta, the [[prime]], [[second]], tierce, [[quart]], id. 5, 13, 54.—<br /> The [[trunk]] of an [[elephant]]: [[manus]] [[etiam]] [[data]] elephantis, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120; Curt. 8, 14, 27; Sil. 9, 628.—<br /> The [[fore]]-paws of bears, Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130.—<br /> The branches on a [[tree]]: ([[platanus]]) cui lnnumerae [[manus]], Stat. S. 2, 3, 39: fraxineae, Pall. Insit. 60.—<br /> In milit. lang.: ferreae [[manus]], [[iron]] hooks [[with]] [[which]] an [[enemy]]'s [[ship]] [[was]] grappled, grappling-irons: [[manus]] ferreas [[atque]] harpagones paraverant, Caes. B. C. 1, 57: in advenientes hostium naves ferreas [[manus]] inicere, Liv. 36, 44 fin.: [[manus]] ferreas excogitare, Front. Strat. 2, 3, 24; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 209; Curt. 4, 9, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 38; Luc. 3, 635.—<br /> Also milit., an [[armed]] [[force]], [[corps]] of soldiers: si nova [[manus]] cum veteribus copiis se conjunxisset, Caes. B. G. 1, 37: magnam manum conducere, id. ib. 5, 27: Hasdrubalem [[propediem]] [[affore]] cum manu haudquaquam contemnenda, Liv. 30, 7 fin.; id. 44, 27.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Beyond the milit. [[sphere]], in gen., a [[body]], [[host]], [[number]], [[company]], [[multitude]]: Romam veniet cum magna manu, Cic. Att. 16, 11, 6: evocatorum, id. Fam. 15, 4, 3: [[manus]] ad Quirinalia paratur, id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 4; cf.: manum facere, copias parare, id. Caecin. 12, 33: [[manus]] bonorum, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16: Judaeorum, id. Fl. 28, 66: conjuratorum, id. Cat. 1, 5, 12: [[bicorpor]], i. e. the Centaurs, id. Tusc. 2, 9, 22: purpuratorum et satellitum, Liv. 42, 51: magna clientium, Suet. Tib. 1: comitum, Stat. S. 5, 3, 262: juvenum, Verg. A. 6, 5.—<br /> Labor, hands, i. e. workmen: nos [[aera]], [[manus]], navalia [[demus]], Verg. A. 11, 329: quale [[manus]] addunt ebori [[decus]], id. ib. 1, 592.—<br /> Power: haec non sunt in nostra manu, Cic. Fam. 14, 2, 3; cf.: in tua manu est, it rests [[with]] [[you]], Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1: juxta deos in tua manu positum est, Tac. H. 2, 76: [[victoria]] in manu nobis est, depends on, Sall. C. 20, 10: in vostra manu situm, id. J. 31; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 43: in manu esse mihi, id. Trin. 1, 2, 67. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In partic., in jurid. lang., the [[legal]] [[power]] of a [[husband]] [[over]] his [[wife]], the [[manus]]: in potestate [[quidem]] et masculi et feminae esse solent: in manum [[autem]] feminae [[tantum]] conveniunt. Olim [[itaque]] [[tribus]] modis in manum conveniebant: usu, farreo, coëmptione, etc., Gai. Inst. 1, 108 sq.; Cic. Fl. 34, 84 al.—<br /> Law t. t., manūs injectio, i. e. an [[arrest]]: per [[manus]] injectionem agebatur, Gai Inst. 4, 21: ob eam rem ego [[tibi]] [[sestertium]] X. [[milium]] judicati [[manus]] [[inicio]], Vet. Form. ap. Gai. ib.
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|gf=(1) <b>mānus</b>, a, um, arch., bon : [[Varro]] L. 6, 4 ; Macr. Sat. 1, 3, 13 ; Serv. En. 1, 139 ; 2, 268 ; v. [[cerus]].<br />(2) <b>mănŭs</b>,⁵ ūs, f.,<br /><b>1</b> main : [[urbs]] manu munitissima Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, ville très fortifiée par la main de l’homme, cf. Cæs. C. 3, 44, 3 ; [[hydria]] Boethi manu facta Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 32, hydrie faite de la main de [[Boethus]] ; mea manu scriptæ litteræ Cic. Fam. 3, 6, 2, lettre écrite de ma propre main ; templo [[manus]] impias adferre Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, porter ses mains impies sur un temple [= le dépouiller, le piller] || manum injicere alicui Cic. Com. 48, mettre la main au collet de qqn (l’arrêter) || manum adire alicui [prov.], berner, tromper qqn (sous couleur de lui procurer un avantage ou du plaisir), v. [[adeo]] 2 fin ; manum tangere Sen. Ben. 6, 16, 2, tâter le pouls || [fig.] manu facere, faire de sa propre main : morbi quos manu facimus Sen. Brev. 3, 2, maladies que nous nous donnons (artificielles) ; liberos ejurare et orbitatem manu facere Sen. Marc. 19, 2, renier ses enfants et se créer une solitude artificielle || dare [[manus]] Pl. Pers. 855, tendre les mains, s’avouer vaincu, cf. Cic. Læl. 99 ; Cæs. G. 5, 31, 3 ; Nep. Ham. 1, 4 || in [[manus]] sumere [[aliquid]] Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 62, prendre qqch. en mains || in manibus nostris hostes videntur Cæs. G. 2, 19, 7, les ennemis semblent sur [[nos]] bras, cf. Liv. 4, 57, 1 ; in manibus habere [[aliquid]] Cic. Læl. 102, avoir une chose sous la main, la toucher du doigt ; [[occasio]] in manibus [[est]] Liv. 7, 36, 10, l’occasion [[est]] sous la main || hæc [[non]] sunt in nostra manu Cic. Fam. 14, 2, 3, cela n’[[est]] pas en notre pouvoir ; [[neque]] [[mihi]] in manu fuit, [[Jugurtha]] [[qualis]] foret Sall. J. 14, 4, je n’étais pas le maître de former [[Jugurtha]] ; [[uti]] tuti [[simus]], in vostra manu [[est]] Sall. J. 14, 13, notre sécurité [[est]] entre [[vos]] mains || habere [[opus]] in manibus Cic. Ac. 1, 2, avoir en mains (sur le chantier) un ouvrage ; [[septimus]] [[mihi]] [[liber]] Originum [[est]] in manibus Cic. CM 38, je travaille au septième livre des Origines ([[inter]] [[manus]] Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 5, 2 ; 5, 5, 7 ) ; quamcumque rem habent in manibus Cic. Tusc. 5, 18, quelque matière qu’ils traitent || aliquem in manibus habere Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10, dorloter, choyer qqn || [[est]] in manibus [[oratio]] Cic. Læl. 96, le discours [[est]] entre les mains du public, cf. Cic. CM 12 ; Br. 125 || prœlium in manibus facere Sall. J. 57, 4, combattre de près || [[inter]] [[manus]] e convivio auferri Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, être emporté sur les bras hors du festin, cf. Liv. 3, 13, 3 ; [[agger]] [[inter]] [[manus]] proferebatur Cæs. C. 2, 2, 3, le terrassement avançait entre les mains des travailleurs, cf. Sen. Ep. 12, 1 || [[inter]] [[manus]] [[esse]] Virg. En. 11, 311, être sous la main, palpable, [[manifeste]] || ad manum habere, [[esse]] Quint. 12, 5, 1 ; Liv. 9, 19, 6, avoir sous la main, être sous la main, à la disposition ; ad manum intueri Plin. 35, 97, regarder de près || servum habere [[sibi]] ad manum Cic. de Or. 3, 225, avoir un esclave qui vous serve de secrétaire ; [[servus]] a manu Suet. Cæs. 74, secrétaire || de manu in manum tradere Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2, remettre de la main à la main || [[per]] [[manus]] Cæs. G. 6, 38, 4, de mains en mains, cf. G. 7, 25, 2 ; 7, 47, 6 || [[per]] [[manus]] alicujus Cic. Att. 1, 12, 3, par les mains, par les soins de qqn || [[per]] [[manus]] Sall. J. 31, 22, par la force || [[sub]] manu Planc. d. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 2, sous la main, à proximité ; [[sub]] manum Suet. Aug. 49, aisément || manibus æquis Tac. Ann. 1, 63 ou æqua manu Sall. C. 39, 4, avec un égal avantage, sans résultat décisif<br /><b>2</b> [sens fig. divers] <b> a)</b> m. [[ferrea]] Cæs. C. 1, 57, 2, et qqf. [[manus]] seul Curt. 4, 2, 12, grappin ; <b> b)</b> bras, action : manu et consilio [[promptus]] Liv. 2, 33, 5, homme de tête et d’action || force, main armée ; manum conserere, conferre, v. ces verbes ; manum committere [[Teucris]] Virg. En. 12, 60, en venir aux mains avec (combattre) les Troyens ; manu decertare Cic. Off. 1, 81, chercher dans la force la solution d’un conflit ; <b> c)</b> violence, mêlée, voie de fait : [[res]] venit ad [[manus]] Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, la chose en vint aux voies de fait ; venire ad manum Liv. 2, 30, 12, en venir aux mains, cf. Sall. J. 89, 2 ; [[pugna]] [[jam]] in [[manus]] venerat Liv. 2, 46, 3, le combat en était déjà venu à un corps à corps ; [[manus]] adferre (alicui) Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 67 ; Quinct. 85, porter la main (se livrer à des voies de fait) sur qqn ; [[sibi]] [[manus]] adferre Planc. d. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, attenter à ses jours ; [fig.] beneficio [[suo]] [[manus]] adfert Sen. Ben. 2, 5, 3, il [[attente]] à son bienfait (il l’annihile) ; <b> d)</b> main de l’artiste : [[manus]] extrema [[non]] accessit operibus [[ejus]] Cic. Br. 126, ses ouvrages n’ont pas reçu la dernière main || [sens défav.] : [[oratio]] manu facta Sen. Ep. 115, 2, style affecté, apprêté || artificum [[manus]] [[inter]] se miratur Virg. En. 1, 455, il admire la main (l’habileté) des artistes luttant entre eux, cf. Virg. En. 1, 592 ; <b> e)</b> main, écriture du scribe : Alexidis manum amabam Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3, j’aime l’écriture d’[[Alexis]], cf. Cic. Cat. 3, 12 ; || écrit autographe [sing. et pl.] : Quint. 1, 7, 20 ; Plin. 13, 83 ; <b> f)</b> coup au jeu de dés : [[manus]] alicui remittere Suet. Aug. 71, faire abandon de coups gagnés à qqn ; <b> g)</b> coup, botte [escrime] : Quint. 5, 13, 54 ; 9, 1, 20 ; <b> h)</b> trompe de l’éléphant : Cic. Nat. 2, 120 ; <b> i)</b> troupe : facta manu Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 96, ayant rassemblé une troupe ; fugitivorum Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 94, troupe d’esclaves fugitifs || poignée d’hommes : Cæs. G. 6, 8, 1 ; 7, 61, 5 ; <b> j)</b> [t. droit] pouvoir, puissance : [[majores]] [[nostri]] feminas voluerunt in manu [[esse]] parentium, fratrum, virorum Liv. 34, 2, 11, [[nos]] ancêtres mirent la femme sous la dépendance des pères, des frères, des [[maris]] ; cum [[mulier]] viro in manum convenit Cic. Top. 23, quand une femme tombe sous la puissance légale d’un mari [= se marie], cf. Cic. Fl. 84. dat. manu Prop. 1, 11, 12, cf. Prisc. Gramm. 7, 88.
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