nounWord forms: pluralparaments or paramenta (ˌpærəˈmɛntə)
(often plural)
an ecclesiastical vestment or decorative hanging
Word origin
C14: from Old French parament, from Medieval Latin paramentum, from Latin parāre to prepare
parament in American English
(ˈpærəmənt)
nounWord forms: pluralparaments or paramenta (ˌpærəˈmentə)
1.
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry
2.
an ecclesiastical vestment
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME ‹ LL parāmentum an ornament, equiv. to parā(re) to adorn (L: to prepare) + -mentum-ment]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: absolute, negative, range, register, tune-ment is a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament)