noun, plural par·a·ments, par·a·men·ta /ˌpær
əˈmɛn
tə/ Show Spelled [par-uh-men-tuh] Show IPA . 1.a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
2.an ecclesiastical vestment.
Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English <
Late Latin parāmentum an ornament, equivalent to
parā(
re) to adorn (
Latin: to
prepare) +
-mentum -ment