vestment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

WordNet

Vest"ment noun
Etymology
OE. vestement, vestiment, OF. vestement, vestiment, F. vêtement, fr. L. vestimentum, fr. vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment, clothing. See Vest.
Definitions
  1. A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress; specifically (Eccl.), any priestly garment. "Royal vestiment." Chaucer. "Priests in holy vestments." Shak.
    The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the quality of the persons represented. Dryden.

Webster 1913