rhason
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The clerical garb worn in the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches.
Example Sentences
- "The inner rhason corresponds to the cassock and, like it, is used by the secular clergy. The outer rhason, a wide-sleeved garment, is black in the Greek Church but variable in colour in the Russian Church among the secular clergy (i.e., those who minister in parishes)."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥάσον (rháson), compare Greek ράσο (ráso).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ῥάσον