Amice

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.

Etymology

From Middle English amit, from Old French emit, from Latin amictus, from amiciƍ (see there for more). Compare French amict, Italian amitto, Portuguese amicto.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.