maniple

[ man-uh-puhl ]

/ ˈmæn ə pəl /

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noun

(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.

Ecclesiastical. one of the Eucharistic vestments, consisting of an ornamental band or strip worn on the left arm near the wrist.

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Origin of maniple

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin manipulus sudarium, Latin: military unit, literally, handful, equivalent to mani- (combining form of manus hand) + -pulus suffix of obscure origin; perhaps akin to plēnusfull¹

Words nearby maniple

Maninke, man in the moon, man in the street, manioc, mani-pedi, maniple, manipulable, manipular, manipulate, manipulation, manipulative

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How to use maniple in a sentence

Across the left arm was the maniple, and in his hand the chalice covered with the paten.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey|Thomas Perkins
A Hispanian maniple had just seized Antony's son Antyllus and, after a hasty court-martial, killed him.
Cleopatra, Complete|Georg Ebers
And the deacons came in and began to unrobe him, and took from him the alb and the girdle, the maniple and the stole.
A House of Pomegranates|Oscar Wilde
At the time of the Conquest the maniple was a napkin with which the priest wiped his face and brow during Mass.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald

About his neck he had a white stole, over an arm a snowy maniple, upon his head a priestly beretta.
The Arena|Various

British Dictionary definitions for maniple

maniple

/ (ˈmænɪpəl) /

noun

(in ancient Rome) a unit of 120 to 200 foot soldiers

Christianity an ornamental band formerly worn on the left arm by the celebrant at the Eucharist

Word Origin for maniple

C16: from Medieval Latin manipulus (the Eucharistic vestment), from Latin, literally: a handful, from manus hand

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