Plural of antepagment; multiple decorative frames or architectural ornamental facings.
From Latin ante (before) + pagmenta (plural of pagmentum); the Latin plural form of antepagment.
The -a plural ending shows this word's Latin heritage—many English technical terms keep their original Latin plurals, which is why we say phenomena (not phenomenons) and criteria (not criterions)!
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