manus Christi

noun

manus Chris·​ti

-ˈkriˌstī

plural manus Christi

: a cordial made by boiling sugar usually with rose water or violet water and formerly given to feeble persons

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, literally, hand of Christ

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