alba — meaning in English

English meaning

• alb noun A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
• alba noun A traditional form of lyric poetry, often Provençal in origin, describing lovers parting at daybreak.

Senses

alba is used for these senses in English:

• alb (Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

alba — full definition

1. noun A traditional form of lyric poetry, often Provençal in origin, describing lovers parting at daybreak.
2. name A poetic or historic name for Scotland, especially the early medieval Kingdom of Alba.
3. name A female given name derived from the Spanish word for "dawn."