diaconrocc
, deacon + rokke.
Searchable Lemmata: diaconrocc (OE).
Alternate Forms: diaconrocce.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Garment;
dalmatic worn by the deacon during mass.(ante 1100)
1. Inde uero, dum manus lauant, diaconus <epdomadarius> et reliqui ministri eant et induant se, signoque collationis moto, ingrediantur, diacono dalmatica induto cum textu euuangelii, precedentibus cereis et turribulo, legaturque euuangelium secundum Iohannem, Ante diem festum, donec tintinnabulum pulsetur : þanon soþlice þa hwile handa beoþ þwegene se diacon wucþen & oþre þenas gan & scrydan hi & tacne æfenrædincge gestyredum in gann diacone mid diaconrocce gscryddum mid trahte godspell forestæppendum taperum & storcillan & si rædd godspelles æfter oþ þæt belle si gecnylled.
[DOE RegCGl (Kornexl) (0305 (42.994)) 970/1050]
Sex: Male Use: Ecclesiastical Rank: High Ceremonial: Yes
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, compound of diacon + rocc (see rokke) 'outer garment'. As with the related bisceoprocc, the Latin equivalent shows that this is probably intended to refer to dalmatic (q.v.).
WF: Compound
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