subcinctorium

[ suhb-singk-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr- ]
/ ˌsʌb sɪŋkˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun, plural sub·cinc·to·ri·a [suhb-singk-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-ee-uh] /ˌsʌb sɪŋkˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr i ə/. Roman Catholic Church.

an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.

Origin of subcinctorium

1680–90; < Late Latin subcinctōrium, succinctōrium, equivalent to sub- or suc- sub- + cing(ere) to gird + -tōrium -tory2; see -ium