sou·tane (s -tän , -t n)n. A cassock, especially one that buttons up and down the front. [French, alteration (influenced by French sous, under) of obsolete sottane, from Italian sottana, from sotto, under, from Latin subtus, from sub; see upo in Indo-European roots.] |
soutane [suːˈtæn]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a priest's cassock
[from French, from Old Italian sottana, from Medieval Latin subtanus (adj) (worn) beneath, from Latin subtus below]
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| Noun | 1. | soutane - a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests cassock - a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers |
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