chirotheca

== Latin == === Alternative forms === chīrotēca, cīrotēca === Etymology === From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “envelope”). === Noun === chīrothēca f (genitive chīrothēcae); first declension glove, gauntlet a pair of gloves ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun.