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mancus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. man-āk, little; cf. Germ. mangeln], maimed, infirm (class.).
- I. Lit., in a limb or member, esp. in the hand: sciendum, scaevam non esse morbosum, praeterquam si, imbecillitate dextrae, validius sinistra utatur: sed hunc non scaevam, sed mancum esse dicimus, Dig. 21, 1, 12: mancus et membris omnibus captus ac debilis, Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 21: ad mandata claudus, caecus, mutus, mancus, debilis, Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 45: mancorum ac debilium dux, Liv. 7, 13; Ov. F. 3, 825: tamquam mancus et exstinctae corpus non utile dextrae, Juv. 3, 48.
- II. Trop., infirm, defective, imperfect (rare but class.): virtus, Cic. Fin. 3, 9, 30: ac debilis praetura, id. Mil. 9, 25: contemplatio naturae, id. Off. 1, 43, 153: fortuna, Hor. S. 2, 7, 88.
With abl.: talibus officiis prope mancus, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 21.
In neutr adverb.: error mancum claudicat, Prud. στεφ. 2, 23.