manche
noun
variants or maunche or maunch
ˈmänch
plural manches or maunches
1
archaic : sleeve sense 1a
especially : a hanging sleeve
2
: a heraldic charge consisting of a sleeve with a long pendent lap worn in the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries
Word History
Etymology
Middle English manche, from Middle French, from Latin manica sleeve, gauntlet, manacle, from manus hand