Habergeon
/ˈhæb.ər.dʒən/noun
A short coat of mail or light armor, especially worn in the Middle Ages.
Did you know?Habergeon comes through Old French from a Germanic word for a cloak or protective covering, showing how medieval armor vocabulary often grew out of everyday words for wrapping and shelter.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*khabrō
“a covering, cloak, or protective garment”
Old High German
OHG
hāberg
“a coat or covering”
Old French
OF
haubergeon
“a small hauberk; a light coat of mail”
Middle English
ME
habergeoun
“a short piece of mail armor”
Modern English
English
habergeon
“a short coat of mail or light armor”