rochet
A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves,…A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church.
Meaning
3 sensesA white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church.
(archaic, historical)A frock or outer garment worn in the 13th and 14th centuries.
(obsolete)The red gurnard.
Origin
From Middle English roket, rochet, from Anglo-Norman rochet, Middle French rochet, from FrFrom Middle English roket, rochet, from Anglo-Norman rochet, Middle French rochet, from Frankish (cf. Old English rocc (“overgarment”)).
From Middle English roget, from Middle French rouget.
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