See Also: chrisom(dictionary)

chrisom (iou)



chrisom noun. ME.
[Alt. of CHRISM noun through its popular pronunc. with two syll.]
In full chrisom-cloth, chrisom-robe, etc. A child's white robe at Christian baptism, used as a shroud if he or she died within a month. Now Hist. ME.
In full chrisom-child, chrisom-babe, etc. A child that is less than one month old; a child that died at less than a month, or before baptism; gen. an infant, an innocent. ME.
= CHRISM noun 1, 3. LME-E18.