Maniple is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for MANIPLE in dictionary:

NOUN:
• (Latin) a subdivision of Roman legion consisting of two centuries of 60 to 120 men each
• a subdivision of a Roman legion, containing either 120 or 60 men.
• (in the Christian church) a vestment formerly worn by a priest celebrating the Eucharist, consisting of a strip hanging from the left arm.
• (in ancient Rome) a unit of 120 to 200 foot soldiers
ADJECTIVE:
• A handful.
• 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.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a silk band worn on the left arm as a vestment

Words related to MANIPLE

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Words that contain MANIPLE

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How to use MANIPLE in a sentence

• The first centurion of the first maniple of the Triarii stood next in rank to the tribunes, and had a seat in the military councils.
• Each maniple was subdivided into two centuries, commanded by a centurion.
• We flung our fifteen hundred bayonets and our maniple of cavalry at the position.
• He wears a low mitre, a chasuble, fringed maniple, and an alb.

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