maniple
noun
man·i·ple ˈma-nə-pəl 
1
: a long narrow strip of silk formerly worn at mass over the left arm by clerics of or above the order of subdeacon
2
[Latin manipulus, from manipulus handful] : a subdivision of the Roman legion consisting of either 120 or 60 men
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin manipulus, from Latin, handful, from manus hand + -pulus (perhaps akin to Latin plēre to fill); from its having been originally held in the hand — more at manual, full
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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