Definition of Manile
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. A handful. [R.]
B. Jonson.
2. A division of the Roman army numbering
sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a
company. Milton.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (rare) A handful.
- A division of the Roman army numbering 60 or 120 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, and sometimes worn in the English Church service.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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