English

Alternative spellings
Also habergeon.

Noun
haubergeon (plural: haubergeons)

1. A short hauberk.

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#:*1786: 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. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 15.

1. Sometimes used loosely for the hauberk.

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