sticharion

noun

sti·​cha·​rion

stə̇ˈkärˌyȯn

plural sticharia

-(ˌ)yä

: an ecclesiastical vestment made in the form of a tunic or long robe similar to an alb and worn by deacons and priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek, diminutive of stichē, a kind of tunic, from Greek stichos row, line

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