maniple
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Noun — A unit of the Roman army made up of 120, or sometimes 60, soldiers not counting officers; more broadly, and now archaically, any small group of troops.
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Etymology
From Late Middle English maniple, manyple (“scarf worn as vestment, maniple”), borrowed from Middle French, Old French maniple, manipule (“handful; troop of soldiers; scarf worn as vestment”) (modern French manipule), from Latin manipulus (“bundle, handful; troop of soldiers”), from manus (“hand”) (ultimately from Prot...
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