transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-ˌsiŋ-gəl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English sursengle, from Anglo-French surcengle, from sur- + cengle girdle, from Latin cingulum — more at cingulum
Date: 14th century
1. : a belt, band, or girth passing around the body of a horse to bind a saddle or pack fast to the horse's back
2. archaic : the cincture of a cassock