Editing Cassock (section)

== Etymology ==
The word ''cassock'' comes from [[Middle French]] {{lang|frm|casaque}}, meaning a long coat. In turn, the [[Old French]] word may come ultimately from [[Turkish language|Turkish]] {{lang|tr|kazak}} (nomad, adventurer&nbsp;– the source of the word ''[[Cossack]]''), an allusion to their typical riding coat, or from [[Persian language|Persian]] {{lang|fa|کژاغند|rtl=yes}} {{lang|fa-Latn|kazhāgand}} (padded garment) – {{lang|fa|کژ|rtl=yes}} {{lang|fa-Latn|kazh}} (raw silk) + {{lang|fa|آغند|rtl=yes}} {{lang|fa-Latn|āgand}} (stuffed).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cassock|title=''Online Etymology Dictionary'' and ''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language''|accessdate=14 March 2010|archive-date=4 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304071012/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cassock|url-status=live}}</ref> The name was originally specially applied to the dress worn by soldiers and horsemen, and later to the long garment worn in civil life by both men and women. As an ecclesiastical term, the word ''cassock'' came into use somewhat late (as a translation of the old names of ''subtanea'', ''vestis talaris'', ''toga talaris'', or ''tunica talaris''), being mentioned in Canon LXXIV (74) of the [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] ''1604 Canons'';<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.anglican.net/doctrines/1604-canon-law/ | title = Decency in Apparel enjoined to Ministers | work = Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastical Of the Church of England | access-date = 21 February 2021 | archive-date = 26 January 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210126151858/https://www.anglican.net/doctrines/1604-canon-law/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and it is in this sense alone that it now survives.

The word ''[[wikt:soutane#English|soutane]]'' is a French word, coming from [[Latin]] {{lang|la|subtana}}, the adjectival form of {{lang|la|subtus}} (beneath).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/soutane |title=Collins English Dictionary |publisher=Collins English Dictionary |access-date=25 August 2014 |archive-date=21 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821045856/http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/soutane |url-status=live }}</ref>