unsurplice

Etymology

From un- + surplice.

unsurplice means to remove the surplice (and associated religious status) from. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.

verb

To remove the surplice (and associated religious status) from.“If a Wesleyan member in Parliament has the power to unsurplice the priests and deacons of the Church of England, the member of the Church of England may hang the cope upon the shoulders of the Conference.”