unhand

[ uhn-hand ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to take the hand or hands from; release from a grasp; let go: Unhand me, you wretched coward!

Origin of unhand

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; un-2 + hand

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British Dictionary definitions for unhand

unhand

/ (ʌnˈhænd) /


verb
  1. (tr) archaic, or literary to release from the grasp

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