‖ subucula
(səˈbjuːkjʊlə)
Also anglicized (rare) subucule.
[L. dim. f. sub under + *uĕre to put, as in exuĕre, induĕre.]
a. A kind of shirt or under-tunic worn by the ancient Romans. b. In the Anglo-Saxon Church, a tunic worn beneath the alb, serving as a kind of cassock.
| [Cf. c 1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Gilbert 125 My auctor her setteth a word ‘subucula’ whech is both an awbe and a schert.] |
| 1660 R. Coke Power & Subj. 162 That every Priest celebrating Mass, hath his Corporal, and Subucule [mispr. Subumle] under his Alban. 1849 Rock Ch. Fathers I. v. 460 Besides the alb..the Anglo-Saxons wore another garment..the subucula. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 456/2 It was a custom of the Romans to wear two tunics... The one next the skin was known as the subucula. |