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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pallium, n. [e.m.E. (1564) a cloak in ancient Greece or in early Christian times, (1670) an archbishop's pallium.] An archbishop's pallium. (Cf. Pal(l n. 2 and Paill n.1 4.) —1570 Leslie 43.
He ressavit the pallium as ane signe of his archiebischoprik