subcinctorium

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[suhb-singk-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-] / ˌsʌb sɪŋkˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

plural

subcinctoria

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

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Etymology

Origin of subcinctorium

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