mantellone

noun

man·​tel·​lo·​ne

ˌmantᵊlˈōnē

plural -s

: a long purple cloak worn over the cassock by prelates of the secondary rank attached to the papal court

Word History

Etymology

Italian, augmentative of mantello cloak

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