habergeon

  • 1Habergeon — 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

  • 2habergeon — [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

  • 3habergeon — [hab′ər jən] n. [ME habergoun &LT; OFr haubergeon, dim. of hauberc: see HAUBERK] 1. a short, high necked jacket of mail, usually sleeveless 2. HAUBERK …

    English World dictionary

  • 4habergeon — 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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  • 5habergeon — 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

  • 6Habergeon —    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&#8230; …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 7Habergeon — A sleeveless jacket or short tunic of mail or flexible scale armour. [&LT; OldEngl. healsbeorga = a neck defence] Cf. Hauberk …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 8habergeon — n. short coat of mail without sleeves; hauberk (used in medieval period) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9habergeon — [ 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

  • 10Habergeon — ♦ 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