Maniple

Pronunciation

GenAm IPA: /ËˆmÃ¦nÉªpÉ™l/
Hyphenation: man + i + ple
Rhymes: -Ã¦nÉªpÉ™l

Alternative forms

maniple Middle Englishâ€“present day; manyple Middle English & 16^th C.; manaple Middle English & 17^th C.; mainipul, manypule 16^th C.; manipil Scots, 16^th C.; manipul

th C.}; manipule thâ€“18^th CC.}; manuple th & 19^th CC.}

Origin

From the Middle English maniple, manyple, manaple, from the Old French maniple, manipule (manipule in Modern French), from the Latin manipulus ("handfulâ€, â€œtroop of soldiers"), from manus ("hand") + the weakened root of pleÅ ("I fill").

Full definition of maniple

Noun

maniple

(plural maniples)

(rare) A handful.
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.