- habergeon
- noun Etymology: Middle English haubergeoun, from Anglo-French haubergeon, diminutive of hauberc hauberk Date: 14th century 1. a medieval jacket of mail shorter than a hauberk 2. hauberk
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Habergeon — Ha*ber ge*on (h[.a]*b[ e]r j[ e]*[o^]n or h[a^]b [ e]r*j[u^]n), n. [F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See {Hauberk}.] Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
habergeon — [hab′ər jən] n. 〚ME habergoun < OFr haubergeon, dim. of hauberc: see HAUBERK〛 1. a short, high necked jacket of mail, usually sleeveless 2. HAUBERK * * * hab·er·geon (hăbʹər jən) … Universalium
habergeon — [hab′ər jən] n. [ME habergoun < OFr haubergeon, dim. of hauberc: see HAUBERK] 1. a short, high necked jacket of mail, usually sleeveless 2. HAUBERK … English World dictionary
habergeon — noun /ˈha.bə.ʤən,həˈbəː.dʒən/ A sleeveless coat of chain mail. Their mightie strokes their haberieons dismayld, / And naked made each others manly spalles [...] … Wiktionary
Habergeon — An Old English word for breastplate. In Job 41:26 (Heb. shiryah) it is properly a coat of mail; the Revised Version has pointed shaft. In Ex. 28:32, 39:23, it denotes a military garment strongly and thickly woven and covered with mail round… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Habergeon — A sleeveless jacket or short tunic of mail or flexible scale armour. [< OldEngl. healsbeorga = a neck defence] Cf. Hauberk … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
habergeon — n. short coat of mail without sleeves; hauberk (used in medieval period) … English contemporary dictionary
habergeon — [ habədʒ(ə)n, hə bə:dʒ(ə)n] noun historical a sleeveless coat of mail or scale armour. Origin ME: from OFr. haubergeon, from hauberc (see hauberk) … English new terms dictionary
Habergeon — ♦ Mail coat, smaller than a hauberk. (Prestwich, Michael. Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, 347) Related terms: Haubergeon, Hauberk … Medieval glossary
habergeon — hab·er·geon … English syllables
