robe

Meanings

Noun

• A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
• The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
• A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
• The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

Verb

• To clothe; to dress.
• To put on official vestments.

Origin

• From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube, from Frankish *rouba, *rauba, from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-.
• Akin to Old High German roup (Modern German Raub), Old High German roubōn (Modern German rauben), Old English rēaf, Old English rēafian. Cognate with Spanish ropa. More at rob, reaf, reave.