habergeon

hab·er·geon  (hbr-jn) also hau·ber·geon (hô-)

n.

1. A short, sleeveless coat of mail.

2. A hauberk.

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[Middle English from Old French hauberjon, from hauberc, hauberk; see hauberk.]

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habergeon [ˈhæbədʒən], haubergeon

n

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a light sleeveless coat of mail worn in the 14th century under the plated hauberk

[from Old French haubergeon a little hauberk]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

habergeon - (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance