man·i·ple (m n  -pl)n. 1. An ornamental silk band hung as an ecclesiastical vestment on the left arm near the wrist. 2. A subdivision of an ancient Roman legion, containing 60 or 120 men. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin manipulus, handful : manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + -pulus, perhaps -ful; see pel -1 in Indo-European roots.] |
maniple [ˈmænɪpəl]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (Military) (in ancient Rome) a unit of 120 to 200 foot soldiers
2. (Historical Terms) (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity an ornamental band formerly worn on the left arm by the celebrant at the Eucharist
[from Medieval Latin manipulus (the Eucharistic vestment), from Latin, literally: a handful, from manus hand]
Maniple a handful; a small band of soldiers—Johnson, 1755.
Examples: maniple of papers and petitions, 1632; of people, 1829; of soldiers, 1755.
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