vestement

Middle French

Alternative forms

• vestiment

Etymology

From Old French vestement.

Noun

vestement m (plural vestements)

1. clothing; clothes

Descendants

• French: vêtement

Old French

Alternative forms

• vestiment, vestemant

Etymology

From Latin vestīmentum. By surface analysis, vestir +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /vestəˈment/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /vɛstəˈmant/
• (late) IPA^(key): /vɛːtəˈmant/

Noun

vestement oblique singular, m (oblique plural vestemenz or vestementz, nominative singular vestemenz or vestementz, nominative plural vestement)

1. clothing; clothes
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Vostre niece si povremant
     Atornee de vestemant

     Your niece so poorly dressed

Related terms

• vestir

Descendants

• Middle French: vestement, vestiment
  • French: vêtement
• → Middle English: vestement, vestment
  • English: vestment