maniple

[ man-uh-puh l ]

/ ˈmæn ə pəl /

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.

Nearby words

manilla, manille, manini, maninke, manioc, maniple, manipulable, manipular, manipulate, manipulation, manipulative

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 plēnus full¹

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Examples from the Web for maniple

Others brought a cope of the colour of the day, with an amice, stole, and maniple.
English Monastic Life|Abbot Gasquet
Crossing the ditch, he was followed first by the men of his own maniple, and then by the whole legion.
The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six|Titus Livius
She ordered and gave an embroidered stole and maniple to Frithestan.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
Upon the chasuble La Teuse next laid out the stole, the maniple, the girdle, alb and amice.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola

In their hands they carried the crozier from which hung the maniple, a sort of green veil.
L-bas|J. K. Huysmans

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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