What's the difference between habergeon and hauberk?
Habergeon
Definition:
(n.) Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk.
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Hauberk
Definition:
(v. t.) A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon.