MANIPLE

maniple. Maniple, n. a handful, a small band of soldiers

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Man″i‐ple (?), n. [[L. manipulus, maniplus, a handful, a certain number of soldiers; manus hand + root of plere to fill, plenus full: cf. F. maniple. See Manual, and Full, a.]] 1. 1. A handful. B. Jonson.
2. 2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company. Milton.
3. 3. 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.