habergeon
/ˈhæ.bɚ.d͡ʒən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk).
noun
The quilted undergarment worn under a hauberk.
noun
A hauberk, any coat of mail, less commonly even a coat of scale armour.
Example Sentences
- "Their mightie ſtrokes their haberieons diſmayld, / And naked made each others manly ſpalles; […]"
- "And it came to paſſe from that time forth, that the halfe of my ſeruants wrought in the worke, and the other halfe of them held both the ſpeares, the ſhields and the bowes, and the habergeons, and the rulers were behind all the houſe of Iudah."
- "[…] wore a quilted haketon next his shirt, and over that the habergeon, a lesser hawberk of chain mail."
- "The gambeson was a medieval garment of cloth or leather, stuffed and quilted. This was worn underneath the habergeon or coat of mail to prevent bruises, but later it formed the principal defensive garment."
- "His quilted habergeon stuffed with cotton, gave him, indeed, an exterior almost herculean. What finally became of this brave belligerent I did not learn; but as he was never shy in exposing his person, it is very probable that[…]"
- "There would be an iron helmet, with protection for the face given by the hinged vizor; body armour of a mixture of chainmail and plate, worn over a thick padded habergeon of cloth or leather; iron gauntlets."
Etymology
From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: hauberjoun, hauberjon, alsbergum
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhæ.bɚ.d͡ʒən/
- British English: /ˈha.bə.d͡ʒən/