Etymology

vestiary

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Today it means: A dressing room or storeroom for clothes, especially in a church or other religious house. Full definition →

Old French vestiarie ← Latin vestiarium
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vestiary · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromvestiarium
  2. Old French · derived fromvestiarie
  3. English todayvestiary

From Old French vestiarie, from Latin vestiarium, from vestis (“clothing”). Doublet of vestry.

vestiary · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromvestiarius
  2. English todayvestiary

From Latin vestiarius, from vestis as Etymology 1, above.

Words from the same roots

Latinvestiarium all →

vestry

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