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- Medieval Greek · borrowed fromἐπιμανίκιον
- English todayepimanikion
Borrowed from Medieval Greek ἐπιμανίκιον (epimaníkion), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + μανίκιον (maníkion, “sleeve”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches. Full definition →
Borrowed from Medieval Greek ἐπιμανίκιον (epimaníkion), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + μανίκιον (maníkion, “sleeve”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.