Maniple Definition

mănə-pəl
noun
A subdivision of the ancient Roman legion; one third of a cohort, consisting of either 60 or 120 men.
Webster's New World
A small cloth band formerly worn hanging from the left forearm by the celebrant of a Mass.
Webster's New World

(rare) A handful.

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Other Word Forms of Maniple

Noun

Singular:
maniple
Plural:
maniples

Origin of Maniple

  • From the Middle English maniple, manyple, manaple, from the 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").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin manipulus handful manus hand man-2 in Indo-European roots -pulus perhaps -ful pelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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