manuduction
noun
man·u·duc·tion
ˌmanyəˈdəkshən
plural -s
1
: the act of guiding or leading (as by the hand)
the ground over which he had accepted my hurried manuduction
W. E. Gladstone
W. E. Gladstone2
: something that guides or leads : introduction
a pleasant and scholarly manuduction into alchemical byways F. O. Taylor
F. O. Taylor
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin manuduction-, manuductio, from Latin manus hand + duction-, ductio action of leading, from ductus (past participle of ducere to lead) + -ion-, -io -ion
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