Main Entry:

sur·cin·gle

Pronunciation:

\ˈsər-ˌsiŋ-gəl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English sursengle, from Anglo-French surcengle, from sur- + cengle girdle, from Latin cingulum — more at cingulum

Date:

14th century

1: a belt, band, or girth passing around the body of a horse to bind a saddle or pack fast to the horse's back2archaic : the cincture of a cassock