Abacot
/ˈæbəkɒt/noun
A ceremonial cap or headdress formerly said to have been worn by English kings and depicted as a double crown.
Did you know?The term is linked by scholars to the medieval word “bycocket,” a type of cap, and its royal double-crown appearance may owe more to later artistic interpretation than to an actual crown design.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
bycocket
“A type of cap or hat, probably with a distinctive turned-up or pointed form.”
15th Century
English
abacot
“A variant or altered form of bycocket, used for a ceremonial royal headdress.”
16th Century
English
abacot
“A cap of state associated with English kings and represented in historical descriptions as a double crown.”
17th Century
English
abacot
“An archaic name for the supposed royal cap or double crown.”
Modern English
English
abacot
“A rare historical term for a ceremonial king’s cap, chiefly encountered in dictionaries and antiquarian writing.”