Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manifest \Man"i*fest\, n.; pl. {Manifests}. [Cf. F. manifeste.
   See {Manifest}, a., and cf. {Manifesto}.]
   1. A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See
      {Manifesto}. [Obs.]

   2. A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a
      description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of
      goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse.