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 back
2 archaic : the cincture of a cassock