soutane
pronunciation
How to pronounce soutane in British English:
UK [su:'tɑ:n]
How to pronounce soutane in American English:
US [su'tɑn]
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- Noun:
- a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests
Word Origin
- soutane (n.)
- "long, buttoned gown or frock with sleeves, outer garment of Roman Catholic ecclesiastics," 1838, from French soutane, from Old French sotane "undershirt," from Medieval Latin subtana "an under-cassock," from Latin subtus "beneath, under, below" (see sub-).
Example
- 1. For the past 23 years this small , stubborn figure in his well-worn soutane has been responsible for the cure of souls in the village of thiberville in normandy .