tu·ni·cle (t  n -k l, ty-)n. Ecclesiastical A sleeved outer vestment reaching to the knees, worn over the alb by a subdeacon or sometimes under the dalmatic by a bishop or cardinal. Also called tunic. [Middle English, from Latin tunicula, diminutive of tunica, tunic; see tunic.] |
tunicle [ˈtjuːnɪkəl]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Chiefly RC Church the liturgical vestment worn by the subdeacon and bishops at High Mass and other religious ceremonies
[from Latin tunicula a little tunic]
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