maniple

Etymology 1
From Late, , borrowed from , , (modern 🇨🇬), from , from  (ultimately from ) + the weakened  of  (ultimately from ). The English word is cognate with 🇨🇬,.

Sense 2 (“part of a priest’s vestments”) is probably from the fact that the item was originally carried in the hand. It may originate from a handkerchief or napkin worn by Roman consuls as an indication of rank.

Noun

 * 1)  A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers;  any small body of soldiers.
 * 2)  In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.
 * 3)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.
 * 2)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.
 * 2)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.
 * 2)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.
 * 2)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.
 * 1)  A hand; a fist.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani: manipula
 * Basque: manipulo
 * Belarusian: мані́пула
 * Bulgarian: манипула
 * Catalan: maniple, manípul
 * Czech: manipul
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: მანიპულა
 * German:
 * Hebrew: מאניפולוס
 * Hungarian: manipulus
 * Indonesian: manipulus
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: マニプルス
 * Korean: 마니풀루스
 * Latin: manipulus
 * Polish: manipuł
 * Portuguese: manípulo
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: манипула
 * Roman: manipola
 * Slovene: manipel
 * Spanish: manípulo
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: мані́пул, мані́пула


 * Armenian: բազկուրար
 * Catalan: manípul
 * Czech: manipul
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: manipulo
 * French:
 * German:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Polish: manipularz
 * Portuguese: manípulo
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: manípulo
 * Swedish: manipel
 * Ukrainian: мані́пул

Etymology 2
Probably from (see further at etymology 1), modelled on  which was confused with.

Noun

 * 1)  A handful.