Definitions For Maniple

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

Meronyms

major unit of the Roman army cohort, legion, century

Related terms

alb epigonation epimanikion epitrachelion mitre omophorion rhason sakkos sticharion zone

Translations

Dutch: manipel, m Finnish: manipuli French: manipule, m German: Manipel, n Italian: manipolo, m Polish: manipuł, m Russian: мани́пула, f Dutch: manipel, m French: manipule, m German: Manipel, n Polish: manipularz, m

Alternative forms

maniple Middle English–present day; manyple Middle English & 16th C.; manaple Middle English & 17th C.; mainipul, manypule 16th C.; {{l, sco, manipil}} {{qualifier, Scots, 16th C.}}; manipul 17th C.; manipule 17th–18th CC.; manuple 17th & 19th CC.

Etymology

From the Middle English maniple, manyple, manaple, borrowed from Old French maniple, manipule (manipule in Modern {{etyl, fr, -}}), from the {{der, en, la, manipulus, , handful”, “troop of soldiers}}, from manus, , hand + the weakened root of pleō, , I fill.