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soutane
[ soo-tahn ]
/ suˈtɑn /
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noun Ecclesiastical.
a cassock.
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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
Words nearby soutane
Sousse, sous-sous, Soustelle, sous vide, soutache, soutane, soutenu, souter, souterrain, south, South Africa
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British Dictionary definitions for soutane
soutane
/ (suːˈtæn) /
noun
RC Church a priest's cassock
Word Origin for soutane
C19: from French, from Old Italian sottana, from Medieval Latin subtanus (adj) (worn) beneath, from Latin subtus below
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