maniple
English
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Etymology
From the Middle English maniple, manyple, manaple, borrowed from Old French maniple, manipule (manipule in Modern French), from the Latin manipulus (“handful”, “troop of soldiers”), from manus (“hand”) + the weakened root of pleō (“I fill”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmænɪpəl/
- Hyphenation: man‧i‧ple
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ænɪpəl
Noun
maniple (plural maniples)
- (rare) A handful.
- (historical) A division of the Roman army numbering 60 or 120 men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company.
- Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes worn in the English Church service.
Derived terms
- Maniple of the Curates
Related terms
Translations
division of the Roman army
References
- “maniple” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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