soutane

[ soo-tahn ]

noun

, Ecclesiastical.

1. a cassock.

soutane

/ suːˈtæn /

noun

1. RC Church a priest's cassock

Word History and Origins

Origin of soutane¹

1830–40; < French < Italian sottana, feminine of sottano placed below, equivalent to sott ( o ) below (< Latin subtus ) + -ano -an; form of the French word influenced by sous under

Word History and Origins

Origin of soutane¹

C19: from French, from Old Italian sottana, from Medieval Latin subtanus (adj) (worn) beneath, from Latin subtus below