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manipulus.

maniple, company of soldiers, one third of a cohort; handful, bundle;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[maˈnɪ.pʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[maˈniː.pu.lus]
  1. a maniple (a double company of soldiers employed in the Roman legions between the Samnite Wars and the Marian reforms (3rd–2nd centuries BC), varying from 60–120 men)

    declension-2 · historical · masculine
  2. handful, bundle

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. team, troupe

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From manus (“hand”) and root of pleō (“fill”): a "handful".

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