/dal mat"ik/ , n.
1. Eccles. a vestment worn over the alb by the deacon, as at the celebration of the Mass, and worn by bishops on some occasions, as at a coronation.
2. a similar vestment worn by a sovereign of England at his or her coronation.
[ 1400-50; late ME dalmatike Dalmatica ( vestis ) Dalmatian (garment). See DALMATIA, -IC ]