Mān'i-fēs'to, n.

n.; pl. MĀN'I-FĒS'TŌES. [Fr. manifeste, It. & O. Sp. manifesto, N. Sp. manifesto. See MANIFEST.] A public declaration, usually of a prince or sovereign, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives. [Written also manifest. Bouvier.]