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 bplural : clothing, garb2: a covering resembling a garment3: 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