pallium

noun

pal·​li·​um ˈpa-lē-əm How to pronounce pallium (audio)
plural pallia ˈpa-lē-ə How to pronounce pallium (audio) or palliums
1
a
: a white woolen band with pendants in front and back worn over the chasuble by a pope or archbishop as a symbol of full episcopal authority
b
: a draped rectangular cloth worn as a cloak by men of ancient Greece and Rome
2
[New Latin, from Latin, cloak]
b(1)
: the mantle of a mollusk or brachiopod
(2)
: the mantle of a bird

Examples of pallium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This suggested that at least parts of the DVR evolved from the pallium of an ancestor shared with amphibians. Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023 If salamanders had neurons in their pallium that were similar to neurons in the mammalian neocortex or the reptilian DVR, then those neurons must have existed in an ancient ancestor that all three groups of animals shared. Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023 Early Thursday the Vatican released the official history of Benedict's life, a short document in Latin that was placed in a metal cylinder in his coffin before it was sealed, along with the coins and medallions minted during his papacy and his pallium stoles. Nicole Winfield, The Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2023 Early Thursday the Vatican released the official history of Benedict’s life, a short document in Latin that was placed in a metal cylinder in his coffin before it was sealed, along with the coins and medallions minted during his papacy and his pallium stoles. Nicole Winfield, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023 There have been studies of bird brains, crows in particular, showing there are individual neurons that respond to particular numerosity in the bird's brain—not in the cortex but in a region called the pallium, which may be an evolutionary ancestor of the cortex. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 June 2022 Like all vertebrates, salamanders have a structure called a pallium that sits near the front of the brain. Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023 For each species, the total number of neurons (in millions) in their brains is shown in yellow, the number of neurons (in millions) in their forebrains (pallium) is shown in blue and their brain mass (in grams) is shown in red. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2016

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of pallium was in the 12th century

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“Pallium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pallium. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

pallium

noun
pal·​li·​um ˈpal-ē-əm How to pronounce pallium (audio)
plural pallia -ē-ə How to pronounce pallium (audio) or palliums

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