noun
or maunche or maunch ˈmänch
( plural manches or maunches )
Etymology: Middle English manche, from Middle French, from Latin manica sleeve, gauntlet, manacle, from manus hand — more at manual
1. archaic : sleeve 1a ; especially : a hanging sleeve
2. : a heraldic charge consisting of a sleeve with a long pendent lap worn in the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries