MANIPLE


Meaning of MANIPLE in English

n. 1 Rom.Hist. a subdivision of a legion, containing 120 or 60 men. 2 a Eucharistic vestment consisting of a strip hanging from the left arm.

[ OF maniple or L manipulus handful, troop f. manus hand ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.