A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company.
Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.
A band of cloth worn, in some places, over the left arm by the celebrant at the Eucharist. It is of the same liturgical color as the stole and chasuble (see Eucharistic Vestments).
a silk band worn on the left arm as a vestment
item of mass vestments; rectangle of fabric worn fastened to the left wrist
A short band or scarf which hangs on the left arm of the celebrant over the Alb as part of the Eucharist Vestments.
Unit of Roman legion. Two centuries make a Manipule. 30 Maniules make a legion.
A maniple is a liturgical vestment formerly common in the Roman Catholic Church and occasionally used in some Anglican churches. Its use, in the Roman Catholic Church, was made optional after the Second Vatican Council in the year 1967. It is still seen in those who practice the Tridentine Rite and in some Anglo-Catholic circles.
Maniple (Latin: manipulus) was a tactical unit of the Roman legion, consisting of two centuriae within a single cohort. It was also the name of the military insignia carried by such unit.
