First Known Use: 15th century
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maniple
noun man·i·ple \ˈma-nə-pəl\
Definition of MANIPLE
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
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