The difference between Cohort and Maniple

When used as nouns, cohort means a group of people supporting the same thing or person, whereas maniple means a handful.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cohort and Maniple

Cohort as a noun:

A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
Cohort as a noun (statistics):

A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.

Examples:

"The 18-24 cohort shows a sharp increase in automobile fatalities over the proximate age groupings."
Cohort as a noun (historical, Ancient Rome, military):

Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 men.

Examples:

"Three cohorts of men were assigned to the region."
Cohort as a noun:

An accomplice; abettor; associate.

Examples:

"He was able to plea down his sentence by revealing the names of three of his cohorts, as well as the source of the information."
Cohort as a noun:

Any band or body of warriors.
Cohort as a noun (taxonomy):

A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
Cohort as a noun:

A colleague.
Cohort as a noun:

A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.

Examples:

"The students in my cohort for my organic chemistry class this year are not [[up to snuff]]. Last year's cohort scored much higher averages on the mid-term."

Maniple as a noun (rare):

A handful.
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.
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.