[dal.mat.ic] n [ME dalmatyk, fr. OE dalmatice, fr. LL dalmatica, fr. L, fem. of dalmaticus Dalmatian, fr. Dalmatia] (bef. 12c) 1: a wide-sleeved overgarment with slit sides worn by a deacon or prelate
2: a robe worn by a British sovereign at his or her coronation