vestement

Middle French

Alternative forms

vestiment

Etymology

From Old French vestement.

Noun

vestement m (plural vestements)

clothing; clothes

Descendants

French: vêtement

Old French

Alternative forms

vestiment, vestemant

Etymology

From Latin vestīmentum. By surface analysis, vestir +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

(archaic) IPA^(key): /vestəˈment/
(classical) IPA^(key): /vɛstəˈmant/
(late) IPA^(key): /vɛːtəˈmant/

Noun

vestement oblique singular, m (oblique plural vestemenz or vestementz, nominative singular vestemenz or vestementz, nominative plural vestement)

clothing; clothes
- Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
  Vostre niece si povremant
  Atornee de vestemant
  Your niece so poorly dressed

Related terms

vestir

Descendants

Middle French: vestement, vestiment
- French: vêtement
→ Middle English: vestement, vestment
- English: vestment

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