jazerant

Meaning

Noun

• A coat of defense of Arab origin, made of small plates of metal sewn upon linen or similar, like a brigandine.
• This kind of armor taken generally.

Origin

• Middle English, from Old French jazerant, from Old Occitan jazerenc, from Arabic جَزَائِرِيّ ("Algerian, of Algiers"), derived from الجَزَائِر.