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Maniple



 
  Maniple may refer to:

  • Maniple (military unit)
    Maniple (military unit)

    Maniple was a tactical unit of the Roman legion adopted from the Samnites during the Samnite Wars. It was also the name of the military insignia carried by such unit....
    , a division of a Roman legion
  • Maniple (vestment)
    Maniple (vestment)

    The maniple is a liturgical vestment used primarily within the Roman Catholic Church and occasionally used in some Anglo-Catholic churches. It is an embroidered band of silk or similar fabric that when worn hangs from the left arm....
    , a Eucharistic vestment worn on the left arm.