par·a·ment (p r  -mnt)n. pl. par·a·ments or par·a·men·ta (-m  nt) An ecclesiastical vestment or hanging. [From Middle English paramentes, ornamentation, adornments, from Old French parement, ornament, from Medieval Latin par  mentum, from parre, to decorate, from Latin, to prepare; see pare.] |
parament [ˈpærəmənt]
n pl paraments, paramenta [ˌpærəˈmɛntə]
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (often plural) an ecclesiastical vestment or decorative hanging
[from Old French parament, from Medieval Latin paramentum, from Latin parāre to prepare]
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