Main Entry: vest·ment

Pronunciation: \ˈves(t)-mənt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English vestement, from Anglo-French, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire to clothe

Date: 13th century

1 a : an outer garment; especially : a robe of ceremony or office b plural : clothing, garb
2 : a covering resembling a garment
3 : one of the articles of the ceremonial attire and insignia worn by ecclesiastical officiants and assistants as indicative of their rank and appropriate to the rite being celebrated

— vest·men·tal \ves(t)-ˈmen-t^əl\ adjective