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 CuratesMeronyms
major unit of the Roman army cohort, legion, centuryRelated terms
alb epigonation epimanikion epitrachelion mitre omophorion rhason sakkos sticharion zoneTranslations
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, mAlternative 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.See also
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Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15
The word Maniple is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends
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