SUBCINCTORIUM


Meaning of SUBCINCTORIUM in English

/sub'singk tawr"ee euhm, -tohr"-/ , n. , pl. subcinctoria /-tawr"ee euh, -tohr"-/ . Rom. Cath. Ch.

an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.

Also, succinctorium .

[ 1680-90; subcinctorium, succinctorium, equiv. to sub- or suc- SUB- + cing ( ere ) to gird + -torium -TORY 2 ; see -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .