chausse

Meaning

Noun

• Armor for the legs, usually made of mail, either covering the entire leg from foot to thigh, or variously covering only the thigh or only the calf and foot, with the chausson covering the other half of the leg.
• A stocking, clothing covering the leg.

Origin

• Borrowed from French chausse ("stocking, cloth covering the leg up to the thigh") or Middle French chausse.