in the hands of

adverb

Roget 737: in the name of, by the authority of, de par le Roi [Fr.], in virtue of; under the auspices of, in the hands of.    at one's pleasure; by a dash if the pen, by a stroke of the pen; ex mero motu [Lat.]; ex cathedra [Lat.], from the chair.   

adjective

Roget 749: subject, dependent, subordinate; feudal, feudatory; in subjection to, under control; in leading strings, in harness; subjected, enslaved etc. v.; constrained etc. 751; downtrodden; overborne, overwhelmed; under the lash, on the hip, led by the nose, henpecked; the puppet of, the sport of, the plaything of; under one's orders, under one's command, under one's thumb; a slave to; at the mercy of; in the power of, in the hands of, in the clutches of; at the feet of; at one's beck and call etc. (obedient) 743; liable etc. 177; parasitical; stipendiary.    ... show more

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