PARAMENT

Etymology

Noun

parament (plural paraments)

(now historical) A type of elaborate robe especially as worn by someone in power or a religious official.

A liturgical hanging on and around the altar, as well as the cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern.

A hanging or ornament of a room of state.

Anagrams

• permatan

Source: Wiktionary


Par"a*ment, n. Etym: [Sp. paramento, from parar to prepare, L. parare.]

Definition: Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; -- chiefly in the plural. [Obs.] Lords in paraments on their coursers. Chaucer. Chamber of paraments, presence chamber of a monarch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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