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maniple

noun
/ˈmænɪp(ə)l/UK/ˈmænəpəl/US

Etymology

From Late Middle English maniple, manyple (“scarf worn as vestment, maniple”), borrowed from Middle French, Old French maniple, manipule (“handful; troop of soldiers; scarf worn as vestment”) (modern French manipule), from Latin manipulus (“bundle, handful; troop of soldiers”), from manus (“hand”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”)) + the weakened root of pleō (“to fill; to fulfil”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)). The English word is cognate with Italian manipulo (“scarf worn as vestment”) (obsolete), manipolo (“handful; troop of soldiers; scarf worn as vestment”). Sense 2 (“part of a priest’s vestments”) is probably from the fact that the item was originally carried in the hand. It may originate from a handkerchief or napkin worn by Roman consuls as an indication of rank.

  1. derived from *pleh₁-✻ — “to fill”
  2. derived from *(s)meh₂-✻ — “to beckon, signal”
  3. derived from manipulus — “bundle, handful; troop of soldiers”
  4. derived from maniple
  5. inherited from maniple

Definitions

  1. A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of…

    A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers.

    • Crossing the ditch, he was followed first by the men of his own maniple, and then by the whole legion.

  2. In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of…

    In Western Christianity, 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 the Church of England.

  3. A hand

    A hand; a fist.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A handful.

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Derived

maniple of the curates

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA