n. Part of the vestment worn by bishops and some priests in the Eastern Orthodox Church somewhat similar to a maniple
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In the Gr. Ch., one of the episcopal vestments, consisting of a piece of brocade or some other stiff material shaped like a rhomb or lozenge, and worn on the right side at or below the knee, hanging by one of its angles from the zone or girdle.
Word Usage
"A peculiar episcopal ornament is the _epigonation_."