soutane

American  

[soo-tahn] / suˈtɑn /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. a cassock.

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soutane British  

/ suːˈtæn /

noun

1. RC Church a priest's cassock

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Etymology

Origin of soutane

1830–40; < French < Italian sottana, feminine of sottano placed below, equivalent to sott ( o ) below (< Latin subtus ) + -ano -an; form of the French word influenced by sous under

Example Sentences

A delegation of cardinals and bishops, in their cream and white tropical soutanes, then greeted the royals.

From New York Times

The 1957-58 shirtwaist of shot-silk—bronze roses on black—has a tight bodice that buttons up like a bishop’s soutane and a skirt that flares out from a crow’s murder of small tucks.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Pushkin fairy-tale murals wrap around the dining room — kings and clergymen, surplice and soutane and ladies in waiting.

From Seattle Times

He bounded up the few stairs to the verandah, holding his soutane up like a bride holding a wedding dress.

From Literature

“When I met him,” Ms. Gurdon recalled in an email, “he was wearing a full-length black soutane. He was fearless, with the conviction of a person who has total command of his beliefs and facts.”

From New York Times