Maniple
Maniple , noun
[Latin manipulus, maniplus, a handful, a certain number of soldiers; manus hand + root of plere to fill, plenus full: compare French maniple. See Manual, and Full, a.]
1.
A handful. [Rare] — 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.