vestment

Origin:
1250–1300; syncopated variant of Middle English vestiment < Medieval Latin vestīmentum priestly robe, Latin: garment, equivalent to vestī(re) to dress (see vest) + -mentum -ment

Related forms

vest·men·tal

[vest-men-tl] , adjective

vest·ment·ed, adjective

sub·vest·ment, noun

su·per·vest·ment, noun

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vestment (ˈvɛstmənt)

—n
1.	a garment or robe, esp one denoting office, authority, or rank
2.	any of various ceremonial garments worn by the clergy at religious services

[C13: from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestīmentum clothing, from vestīre to clothe]

vestmental

—*adj*

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vestment

c.1300, from O.Fr. vestment (Fr. vêtement), from L. vestimentum "clothing, clothes," from vestire "to clothe" (see wear).

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