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Definition of: maniple
(man′ə·pəl) noun
1. Eccl. A band worn on the left arm as a vestment by the clergy of the Roman Catholic and sometimes of the Anglican Church.
2. A subdivision of the Roman legion containing 60 or 120 men. [<OF maniple, manipule <L manipulus a handful <manus hand + base of plere fill]
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