subcinctorium

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

/ ˌsʌb sɪŋkˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

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

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1680–90; <Late Latin subcinctōrium, succinctōrium, equivalent to sub- or suc-sub- + cing(ere) to gird + -tōrium-tory²; see -ium