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

2

: something that guides or leads : introduction

a pleasant and scholarly manuduction into alchemical byways

—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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