soutane

American

[soo-tahn] / suˈtɑn /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

a cassock.

soutane British

/ suːˈtæn /

noun

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

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And it was but at the time of the Parliament leaving College Green they began to wear the Soutane that they wear now.

From The Kiltartan History Book by Gregory, Lady

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