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Definition of: vestment
(vest′mənt) noun
1. An article of dress; clothing or covering; particularly, a garment or robe of state or office.
2. Eccl. a One of the ritual garments of the clergy, especially one worn at the Eucharist. b A chasuble. See synonyms under DRESS. [<OF vestement <L vestimentum clothes <vestire clothe]
—vest′ment·al adjective
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