manucaption

noun

man·​u·​cap·​tion

ˌmanyəˈkapshən

1

: mainprise

2

: a writ for the production in court of an alleged felon

3

: seizure in hand

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin manucaption-, manucaptio, from manucaptus (past participle of manucapere to go bail for, from Latin manus hand + capere to take) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

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