maniple

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

man·i·ple (mănʹə-pəl)n.
1. An ornamental silk band hung as an ecclesiastical vestment on the left arm near the wrist.
2. A subdivision of an ancient Roman legion, containing 60 or 120 men. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin manipulus, handful : manus, hand; See man-² in Indo-European Roots + -pulus, perhaps -ful; See pelə-¹ in Indo-European Roots.]