habergeon
Meanings
noun
- A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk).
- The quilted undergarment worn under a hauberk.
- A hauberk, any coat of mail, less commonly even a coat of scale armour.
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Etymology
From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum.
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