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hemitogium

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Searchable Lemmata: hemitogium (L).
Alternate Forms: emitogium, emittogium.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Garment; short coat (hemi- = 'half'), equated in some sources with the courtepy; contrasted with the epitogium.(ante 800 - 1483)
1. emittogium, demedia toga Gloss. [DMLBS GlC (E 183) ante 800]
2. hemitogium, dimidia toga Gloss. [DMLBS OSB. GLOUC. (Deriv. 199) circa 1150/1175]
3. A Couerlett: lectisternium, coopertorium, tegimen, textus, tegimentum, velamen ... A Cowrtby: renale, hemitogium Gloss. [MED *Cath.Angl. ((Add 15562) 28b - 29a) circa 1475]
4. a cowrbe [v. l. cowrtby], renale, emitogium Gloss. [DMLBS CathA (emitogium) 1483]
c.f.: courtepy, renale
L.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Back, Chest, Neck, Shoulder(s).

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, L hemi- ('half'; from Greek) + togium 'cloak, garment, toga'.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
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