haubergeon

[ haw-ber-juhn, hab-er, huh-bur-juhn ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
2. hauberk.

haubergeon

/ ˈhɔːbədʒən /

noun

1. a variant of habergeon

Word History and Origins

Origin of haubergeon¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English haubergeun, haubergoun(e), from Old French hauberjon, a derivative of haubert + suffix -on; hauberk ( def ), -oon ( def )

Example Sentences

He came alone, wearing his silver sword and haubergeon of black iron scales.

From Literature

From haubergeon, the French form of Ger. halsberge.

From Project Gutenberg

In this manner six or seven weeks passed by, and the leech declared that the wounded man would no longer be running any risk by mounting his horse and bearing shield and lance, even though he had better for a further season avoid the pressure of his steel haubergeon.

From Project Gutenberg

If we turn to the French, we discover that the military genius of France dictated the proverb Maille � maille se fait le haubergeon: “Link by link is made the coat of mail;” and, Tel coup de langue est pire qu’un coup de lance; “The tongue strikes deeper than the lance;” and Ce qui vient du tambour s’en retourne � la flute; “What comes by the tabor goes back with the pipe.”

From Project Gutenberg

Her head reclined on the back of the chair, her arms hung by her side, the edge of her haubergeon was uplifted, and at her white bosom, from which flowed streams of blood, her child sucked the milk of a dead mother.

From Project Gutenberg