vestment

From Middle English vestement, vestment, from Old French vestement, from Latin vestīmentum. By surface analysis, vest +‎ -ment. Compare French vêtement.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛstmənt/

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vestment (plural vestments)

1. A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.
2. Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.
3. (in the plural) Clothing.
4. (archaic) An article of clothing, especially an outer garment.

• “vestment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “vestment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.