parament

Meaning

Noun

• 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.

Origin

• From Anglo-Norman parement, Middle French parement, from Medieval Latin parāmentum, from parō + -mentum.