maniple

English

An alb, stole and maniple.

Alternative forms

• maniple [Middle English–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 [17^th C.]; manipule [17^th–18^th CC.]; manuple [17^th & 19^th CC.]

Etymology

From the Middle English maniple, manyple, manaple, borrowed from Old French maniple, manipule (manipule in Modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French), from the Latin manipulus (“handful”, “troop of soldiers”), from manus (“hand”) + the weakened root of pleō (“I fill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmænɪpəl/
• Hyphenation: man‧i‧ple

• Audio (UK):

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• Rhymes: -ænɪpəl

Noun

maniple (plural maniples)

1. (rare) A handful.
2. (historical) A division of the Roman army numbering 60 or 120 men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company.
3. 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 Curates

Meronyms

• (major unit of the Roman army): cohort, legion, century

Related terms

• alb
• epigonation
• epimanikion
• epitrachelion
• mitre
• omophorion
• rhason
• sakkos
• sticharion
• zone

Translations

division of the Roman army

• Dutch: manipel (nl) m
• Finnish: manipuli (fi)
• French: manipule (fr) m
• German: Manipel (de) n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: manipolo (it) m
• Polish: manipuł m
• Russian: мани́пула (ru) f (manípula)

vestment

• Dutch: manipel (nl) m
• French: manipule (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Manipel (de) n
• Polish: manipularz m

See also

• Maniple (military unit) — Wikipedia
• Maniple (vestment) — Wikipedia

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “maniple”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• impanel