Habergeon

//ˈha.bə.d͡ʒən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk). historical

    "Their mightie ſtrokes their haberieons diſmayld, / And naked made each others manly ſpalles; […]"

  2. 2
    (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk wordnet
  3. 3
    The quilted undergarment worn under a hauberk. historical

    "His quilted habergeon stuffed with cotton, gave him, indeed, an exterior almost herculean. What finally became of this brave belligerent I did not learn; but as he was never shy in exposing his person, it is very probable that[…]"

  4. 4
    A hauberk, any coat of mail, less commonly even a coat of scale armour. broadly

    "The defensive armour, or coat of mail of a knight, or man at arms, (also called a hauberk or habergeon,) was[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum.

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