English

Alternative forms

• habergeon

Noun

haubergeon ‎(plural haubergeons)

1. A short hauberk with short or no sleeves.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 15:

     The haubergeon, was a coat composed either of plate or chain mail without sleeves: the shirt of mail was much in the form of the shirts now worn, except that it had no sleeves, it was always of chain mail.

2. Sometimes used loosely for the hauberk.

Coordinate terms

• byrnie, hauberk