vestment

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Etymology

From Middle English vestement, vestment, from Old French vestement, from Latin vestīmentum. By surface analysis, vest +‎ -ment. Compare French vêtement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛstmənt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

vestment (plural vestments)

2. A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.
3. Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.
4. (in the plural) Clothing.
5. (archaic) An article of clothing, especially an outer garment.

Related terms

• invest
• vest
• vestibule
• vesture

Translations

robe worn by members of the clergy

Czech: roucho (cs) n, háv m, oděv (cs) m Georgian: სამოსელი (ka) (samoseli) German: Ornat (de) n Greek: άμφιο (el) n (ámfio) Hungarian: ornátus (hu), miseruha (hu) Irish: éide f, brat altóra m Macedonian: о́дежда f (ódežda) Polish: ornat (pl) Russian: облаче́ние (ru) n (oblačénije)

clothing — see clothing

References

• “vestment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vestment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.