superindumentum
, super + indumentum.
Searchable Lemmata: superindumentum (L).
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Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.) ;
ecclesiastical outer garment or vestment; equated by Isidore with an ephod (q.v.). The Revised Medieval Latin Word-List also notes instances from c. 1287 and c. 1486.(circa 700 - ante 1500)
1. Ephod, quod interpretatur Latine superindumentum; erat enim pallium superhumerale ex quattuor coloribus et auro contextum, habens in utroque humero lapides duos smaragdinos auro conclusos, in quibus sculpta erant nomina patriarcharum.
[DOE ISID. Etym. (19,21,5)]
Ceremonial: Yes
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Latin super, 'above, over' + indumentum (q.v.).
WF: Compound
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