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Noun: habergeon  ha-bu(r)-jun
Usage: archaic
  1. (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk
    "The knight donned his habergeon before putting on his heavier armour"

Derived forms: habergeons

Type of: chain armor [US], chain armour [Brit, Cdn], chain mail, mail, ring armor [US], ring armour [Brit, Cdn], ring mail

Encyclopedia: Habergeon