brigandine
/ˈbrɪɡ(ə)ndiːn
/noun historical
A coat of mail, typically one made of iron rings or plates attached to canvas or other fabric.The rank and file continued to rely on mail shirts, cloth armours (brigandine and jak) and simpler headgear....
- Others, wore a helmet and a short mail coat under a jack or brigandine lined with small metal plates.
- Others had brigandines - metal scales sewn on a jacket - to protect them from enemy swords and arrows.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, from brigand (see brigand).
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