habergeon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk

WordNet

Ha*ber"ge*on noun
Etymology
F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk.
Definitions
  1. Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. Chaucer.

Webster 1913