subcinctorium

[suhb-singk-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-]

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noun

Roman Catholic Church.

subcinctoria

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

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1680–90; < Late Latin subcinctōrium, succinctōrium, equivalent to sub- or suc- sub- + cing ( ere ) to gird + -��ō��ܳ� -tory ²; -ium

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