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mantum

mantum noun: the mantle worn by the pope, which is very similar to a cope, but longer and fastened in the front by an elaborate morse.

mantum: the mantle worn by the pope, which is very similar to a cope, but longer and fastened in the front...
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Noun

mantum

  1. The mantle worn by the pope, which is very similar to a cope, but longer and fastened in the front by an elaborate morse.

Origin of mantum

Learned borrowing from Latin mantum. Doublet of manto.

Questions about mantum

What does mantum mean?
Mantum means the mantle worn by the pope, which is very similar to a cope, but longer and fastened in the front by an elaborate morse.
What part of speech is mantum?
Mantum is a noun.

Words near mantum in the dictionary

  1. Mantuanesque
  2. Mantuans
  3. mantuaries
  4. mantuary
  5. mantuas
  6. mantum
  7. manty
  8. mantyhose
  9. Mantz
  10. Mantzes
  11. manu

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