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maniple
['mænɪpəl]
  • 1. (in ancient Rome) a unit of 120 to 200 foot soldiers
  • 2. an ornamental band formerly worn on the left arm by the celebrant at the Eucharist
  • 3. C16: from Medieval Latin manipulus (the Eucharistic vestment), from Latin, literally: a handful, from manus hand

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