mănĭplāris

mănĭpŭlāris or mănū̆pŭlāris (sync. mănĭplāris and mănū̆plāris), e, adj. [manipulus], with miles, or absol., of or belonging to a maniple or company, manipular (class.):

pertica suspensos portabat longa maniplos: Unde maniplaris nomina miles habet,

Ov. F. 3, 117:

manipulares judices,

who once were common soldiers, Cic. Phil. 1, 8, 20: imperator, one who rose from the ranks to be general (of C. Marius), Plin. 33, 11, 53, § 150.—

Subst.: mănĭpŭlāris ( - plaris), is, m., a soldier of a maniple, a common soldier:

Pompeium, tanquam unus manipularis, secutus sum,

Cic. Att. 9, 10, 1:

Rufus diu manipularis, dein centurio, mox praefectus,

Tac. A. 1, 20:

non placet quem scurrae laudant, manipularis mussitant,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 10:

optimo quoque manipularium,

Tac. A. 1, 21.—

Esp., a soldier of the same maniple, a fellow-soldier, comrade:

postquam ex opsidione in tatum eduxi manuplaris meos,

Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 7:

si centuriati bene sunt manuplares mei,

id. Mil. 3, 2, 3:

conveniunt manuplares eccos,

id. Most. 1, 3, 154:

centurio, tres suos nactus manipulares,

Caes. B. G. 7, 47: mei. id. B. C. 3, 91.

mănĭpŭlāris or mănū̆pŭlāris (sync. mănĭplāris and mănū̆plāris), e, adj. [manipulus], with miles, or absol., of or belonging to a maniple or company, manipular (class.):

pertica suspensos portabat longa maniplos: Unde maniplaris nomina miles habet,

Ov. F. 3, 117:

manipulares judices,

who once were common soldiers, Cic. Phil. 1, 8, 20: imperator, one who rose from the ranks to be general (of C. Marius), Plin. 33, 11, 53, § 150.—

Subst.: mănĭpŭlāris ( - plaris), is, m., a soldier of a maniple, a common soldier:

Pompeium, tanquam unus manipularis, secutus sum,

Cic. Att. 9, 10, 1:

Rufus diu manipularis, dein centurio, mox praefectus,

Tac. A. 1, 20:

non placet quem scurrae laudant, manipularis mussitant,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 10:

optimo quoque manipularium,

Tac. A. 1, 21.—

Esp., a soldier of the same maniple, a fellow-soldier, comrade:

postquam ex opsidione in tatum eduxi manuplaris meos,

Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 7:

si centuriati bene sunt manuplares mei,

id. Mil. 3, 2, 3:

conveniunt manuplares eccos,

id. Most. 1, 3, 154:

centurio, tres suos nactus manipulares,

Caes. B. G. 7, 47: mei. id. B. C. 3, 91.

mănĭpŭlāris or mănū̆pŭlāris (sync. mănĭplāris and mănū̆plāris), e, adj. [manipulus], with miles, or absol., of or belonging to a maniple or company, manipular (class.):

pertica suspensos portabat longa maniplos: Unde maniplaris nomina miles habet,

Ov. F. 3, 117:

manipulares judices,

who once were common soldiers, Cic. Phil. 1, 8, 20: imperator, one who rose from the ranks to be general (of C. Marius), Plin. 33, 11, 53, § 150.—

Subst.: mănĭpŭlāris ( - plaris), is, m., a soldier of a maniple, a common soldier:

Pompeium, tanquam unus manipularis, secutus sum,

Cic. Att. 9, 10, 1:

Rufus diu manipularis, dein centurio, mox praefectus,

Tac. A. 1, 20:

non placet quem scurrae laudant, manipularis mussitant,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 10:

optimo quoque manipularium,

Tac. A. 1, 21.—

Esp., a soldier of the same maniple, a fellow-soldier, comrade:

postquam ex opsidione in tatum eduxi manuplaris meos,

Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 7:

si centuriati bene sunt manuplares mei,

id. Mil. 3, 2, 3:

conveniunt manuplares eccos,

id. Most. 1, 3, 154:

centurio, tres suos nactus manipulares,

Caes. B. G. 7, 47: mei. id. B. C. 3, 91.

mănĭpŭlus (sync. mănīplus, in poets; plur.:

inter manipula,

Spart. Hadrian. 10), i, m. [manus-pleo, plenus], a handful, a bundle.

Lit.:

de his (herbis) manipulos fieri,

Varr. R. R. 1, 49:

manipulos obligare,

Col. 11, 2, 40:

vincire,

id. 2, 19, 2:

alligari,

Plin. 18, 28, 67, § 262:

filicumque maniplis Sternere humum,

Verg. G. 3, 297:

nexos deferre maniplos,

Col. 10, 315:

maniplos solvere,

the bundles of hay, Juv. 8, 153.—

Transf.

= haltêres, pieces of metal held in the hand during gymnastic exercises, to increase the momentum of a leap or stroke, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 2, 38.—

Because the ancient Romans adopted a pole, with a handful of hay or straw twisted about it, as the standard of a company of soldiers; in milit. lang., a certain number of soldiers belonging to the same standard, a company, maniple; generally applied to infantry, and only by way of exception to cavalry:

miles pulcre centuriatus est expuncto in manipulo,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 29:

pertica suspensos portabat longa maniplos: Unde maniplaris nomina miles habet,

Ov. F. 3, 117:

adeo ut iidem ordines, manipulique constarent,

Caes. B. C. 2, 28:

manipulos laxare,

id. B. G. 2, 25:

continere ad signa manipulos,

id. ib. 6, 33:

in legione sunt manipuli triginta,

Gell. 16, 4, 6.—Of cavalry:

infrenati manipli,

Sil. 4, 316: App. M. 9, p. 221, 5.—Comically: manipulus farum, a troop, band, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 6.