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habergeon

Meaninghauberjon, a small hauberk

Common meaning: short coat of chain armour

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchhaubergeon‘hauberjon, a small hauberk’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftshauberjon, a small hauberk → armourhabergeon‘armour’source
  3. Englishhabergeon‘short coat of chain armour’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old French haubergeon ‘hauberjon, a small hauberk’.

Roots

  • haubergeon Old French “hauberjon, a small hauberk”

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