Why this word is great
SUPERHUMERAL — [Noun] An imperial decorative collar worn in Byzantium or any garment worn upon the shoulders. From Late Latin superhumerāle, combining super- ("over") and humeral ("pertaining to the shoulders"). Unlike the "amice" (a plain liturgical neckcloth) or the "pallium" (a woolen mantle of ecclesiastical authority), the superhumeral is opulence made tangible—gold threads catching candlelight, gemstones arranged in rigid symmetry, the weight of empire pressing down on collarbones. It is the whisper of silk against skin, the cold kiss of pearls at the throat, the way a ruler’s adornment becomes a cage of their own making: to bear the world’s gaze is to surrender the right to slouch.