The difference between Century and Maniple

When used as nouns, century means a period of 100 consecutive years, whereas maniple means a handful.


check bellow for the other definitions of Century and Maniple

  1. Century as a noun:

    A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

  2. Century as a noun:

    A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.

  3. Century as a noun:

    A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

  4. Century as a noun:

    A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.

  5. Century as a noun (cricket):

    A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.

  6. Century as a noun (sports):

    A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.

  7. Century as a noun (US, informal):

    A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

  1. Maniple as a noun (rare):

    A handful.

  2. Maniple as a noun (historical):

    A division of the Roman army numbering 60 or 120 men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company.

  3. Maniple as a noun:

    Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes worn in the English Church service.