subcinctorium

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

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

, plural sub·cinc·to·ri·a [suhb-singk-, tawr, -ee-, uh, -, tohr, -ee-, uh].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of subcinctorium¹

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