PALLIUM


Meaning of PALLIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-lē-əm ]

noun

( plural pal·lia -lē-ə ; or -li·ums )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin

Date: 12th century

1.

a. : a white woolen band with pendants in front and back worn over the chasuble by a pope or archbishop as a symbol of full episcopal authority

b. : a draped rectangular cloth worn as a cloak by men of ancient Greece and Rome

2.

[New Latin, from Latin, cloak]

a. : cerebral cortex

b.

(1) : the mantle of a mollusk or brachiopod

(2) : the mantle of a bird

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