noun
- Plural of manipular; soldiers or units in the ancient Roman army organized into small tactical groups called manipuli.
Usage: historical; chiefly used in academic or military history contexts
Examples
- The Roman legions were composed of manipulars arranged in flexible tactical formations.
- Ancient Roman manipulars provided greater mobility compared to the phalanx formations of Greek armies.
- Military historians study how manipulars allowed the Romans to adapt to different battlefield conditions.