Manty (noun)
man-tee
(Rare) (Scottish) A kind of loose gown or mantle; specifically = “mantua”.
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Rawlins (c1620–1670), engraver, medallist, and playwright. From manteau, probably with the ending assimilated to the diminutive suffix -y.
Example sentences
“She wore a wee manty as she walked the halls.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
