habergeon

Meaning

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 (chain or scale) mail.

Origin

• From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Vulgar Latin *halsbergus.