palliament
English
Etymology
Latin palliare (“to clothe”), from Latin pallium (“a mantle”). See pall, the garment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpælɪəmənt/
Noun
palliament (plural palliaments)
- (obsolete) A dress; a robe.
- William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus act 1 scene 1
- This palliament of white and spotless hue
- William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus act 1 scene 1
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for palliament in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)