maniple

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmænɪp(ə)l/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmænəpəl/ Hyphenation: man‧i‧ple === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== maniple (plural maniples) (Ancient Rome, military) A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers. Holonym: legion Coordinate terms: century, cohort (Christianity, chiefly historical) 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. Synonym: (one sense) fanon (obsolete, informal) A hand; a fist. ===== Alternative forms ===== manyple [Late Middle English–16th c.] mainipul, manypule [16th c.] manaple, manipul [17th c.] manipule [17th–18th c.] manuple [17th and 19th c.] manipil (Scotland) [before 18th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== maniple of the curates ===== Related terms ===== manipular manipulary (obsolete, rare) ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== (part of a priest's vestments): epimanikion === Etymology 2 === Probably from Late Latin manipulus (“bundle, handful; drachm”) (see further at etymology 1), modelled on Ancient Greek δράγμα (drágma, “bundle, handful; sheaf”) which was confused with δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “drachm”). ==== Noun ==== maniple (plural maniples) (obsolete) A handful. === References === === Further reading === maniple (military unit) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia maniple (vestment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === impanel, palmine == Catalan == === Alternative forms === manípul === Etymology === From Latin manipulus. === Noun === maniple m (plural maniples) (Ancient Rome) maniple (Christianity) maniple ==== Related terms ==== manipular === Further reading === “maniple”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026