VESTMENT


Meaning of VESTMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈves(t)-mənt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English vestement, from Anglo-French, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire to clothe

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : an outer garment ; especially : a robe of ceremony or office

b. plural : clothing , garb

2. : a covering resembling a garment

3. : one of the articles of the ceremonial attire and insignia worn by ecclesiastical officiants and assistants as indicative of their rank and appropriate to the rite being celebrated

• vest·men·tal ves(t)-ˈmen-t ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.