manipularadj.n.

Brit.

/məˈnɪpjᵿlə/, U.S.

/məˈnɪpjələr/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin manipulāris.

Etymology: < classical Latin manipulāris belonging to the ranks (adjective), a common or private soldier (noun) < manipulus maniple n. + -āris -ar suffix¹. Sense A. 2 is after the sense ‘wheatsheaf’ of classical Latin manipulus; sense A. 3 is after manipulate v. Compare Middle French, French manipulaire (in mistaken senses ‘signal bearer in Roman army’ 1355, ‘leader of a maniple in a Roman legion’ 1466; 1721 as adjective ‘relating to a maniple’).

A. adj.

1. Roman History. Of or relating to a maniple of a legion; formed into maniples.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [adjective] > maniple

manipular1623

manipulary1780

1623 J. Bingham tr. Lipsius Compar. Rom. Manner Warre in tr. Xenophon Hist. 6 The manipular Battalion insinuated it selfe into the void spaces, and so ouerthrew the Phalange.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Manipular, belonging to a band of men.

1833 Philol. Museum 2 479 The earliest constitution of the manipular legion.

1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 746/2 In the new manipular system, with its three lines, no regard was paid to civic distinctions.

1991 Amer. Hist. Rev. 96 1173/1 Although the Romans were not able to defend themselves against the frontal attack of the phalanx, the manipular formations were flexible enough to attack from the rear.

†2. Mineralogy. Having a form resembling that of a wheatsheaf (see quot. 1805). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1805 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals 53 Manipular or sheaf like. Consists of a number of crystals that diverge towards both ends, and are narrower in the middle, thus resembling a sheaf.

3. Of, relating to, or involving manipulation or handling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [adjective]

manipular1831

manipulative1836

manipulatory1881

1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 92 Such an unequivocal manipular token of resentment.

1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) i. 9 What the former age has epitomized into a formula or rule for manipular convenience.

1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons II. xi. vii. 246 Denoting, symbolically, how he would like to do with Uncle Jack, could he once get him safe and snug under his manipular operations.

1852 J. Martineau Phases of Faith in Ess. (1891) III. 7 Hence the invariable presence of some physical element in all that it [sc. Catholicism] looks upon as venerable. Its rites are a manipular invocation of God.

1961 Amer. Speech 36 120 It brings into focus the danger of what Emerson would call the ‘manipular’ approach to his ideas.

†B. n.

Roman History. A soldier of a maniple. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > Roman or Greek soldier of specific type of unit > [noun]

legionary1536

legioner1552

vexillary1591

vexillary soldier1591

phalangite1758

hypaspista1827

manipular1858

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 25 The Latines call these bundels Manipulos, whereof it commeth that yet at this daye in an armie of the Romaines, the souldiers which are all vnder one ensigne, are called Manipulares.]

1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lvi. 416 The emperor himself,..regardless of the military indecorum, expostulated and reasoned with his manipulars.

Derivatives

maˈnipularly adv. Mineralogy rare in the form of a wheatsheaf (cf. sense A. 2).

ΚΠ

1816 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 305 The crystals are sometimes manipularly and scopiformly aggregated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manipular
释义	manipularadj.n. Brit. /məˈnɪpjᵿlə/, U.S. /məˈnɪpjələr/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin manipulāris. Etymology: < classical Latin manipulāris belonging to the ranks (adjective), a common or private soldier (noun) < manipulus maniple n. + -āris -ar suffix¹. Sense A. 2 is after the sense ‘wheatsheaf’ of classical Latin manipulus; sense A. 3 is after manipulate v. Compare Middle French, French manipulaire (in mistaken senses ‘signal bearer in Roman army’ 1355, ‘leader of a maniple in a Roman legion’ 1466; 1721 as adjective ‘relating to a maniple’). A. adj. 1. Roman History. Of or relating to a maniple of a legion; formed into maniples. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [adjective] > maniple manipular1623 manipulary1780 1623 J. Bingham tr. Lipsius Compar. Rom. Manner Warre in tr. Xenophon Hist. 6 The manipular Battalion insinuated it selfe into the void spaces, and so ouerthrew the Phalange. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Manipular, belonging to a band of men. 1833 Philol. Museum 2 479 The earliest constitution of the manipular legion. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 746/2 In the new manipular system, with its three lines, no regard was paid to civic distinctions. 1991 Amer. Hist. Rev. 96 1173/1 Although the Romans were not able to defend themselves against the frontal attack of the phalanx, the manipular formations were flexible enough to attack from the rear. †2. Mineralogy. Having a form resembling that of a wheatsheaf (see quot. 1805). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1805 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals 53 Manipular or sheaf like. Consists of a number of crystals that diverge towards both ends, and are narrower in the middle, thus resembling a sheaf. 3. Of, relating to, or involving manipulation or handling. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [adjective] manipular1831 manipulative1836 manipulatory1881 1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 92 Such an unequivocal manipular token of resentment. 1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) i. 9 What the former age has epitomized into a formula or rule for manipular convenience. 1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons II. xi. vii. 246 Denoting, symbolically, how he would like to do with Uncle Jack, could he once get him safe and snug under his manipular operations. 1852 J. Martineau Phases of Faith in Ess. (1891) III. 7 Hence the invariable presence of some physical element in all that it [sc. Catholicism] looks upon as venerable. Its rites are a manipular invocation of God. 1961 Amer. Speech 36 120 It brings into focus the danger of what Emerson would call the ‘manipular’ approach to his ideas. †B. n. Roman History. A soldier of a maniple. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > Roman or Greek soldier of specific type of unit > [noun] legionary1536 legioner1552 vexillary1591 vexillary soldier1591 phalangite1758 hypaspista1827 manipular1858 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 25 The Latines call these bundels Manipulos, whereof it commeth that yet at this daye in an armie of the Romaines, the souldiers which are all vnder one ensigne, are called Manipulares.] 1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lvi. 416 The emperor himself,..regardless of the military indecorum, expostulated and reasoned with his manipulars. Derivatives maˈnipularly adv. Mineralogy rare in the form of a wheatsheaf (cf. sense A. 2). ΚΠ 1816 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 305 The crystals are sometimes manipularly and scopiformly aggregated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1623
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