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Definition of Habergeons
1. habergeon [n] - See also: habergeon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Habergeons
Literary usage of Habergeons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... or of habergeons on hir naked flesh for Cristes sake ; but ware thee wel that
... than with the heres or habergeons. Than is discipline eke, ..."
2. ... Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons by Adolphus Frederick Schauffler (1898)
"habergeons. Old English for coat-of- mail, from " halo " (neck) and " bergen " (to
protect). The rulers, rather captains, were behind, with the warriors, ..."
3. Select Works of John Bale ...: Containing the Examinations of Lord Cobham by John Bale, Henry Christmas (1849)
"6 And they had habergeons, as it were habergeons of iron. 7 And the sound of
their wings was as the sound of chariots, 8 when many horses run together to ..."
4. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: The Text Carefully by Adam Clarke (1837)
"... to prevent the Arabs from robbing them of their seed, which they will not fail
to do if not protected. habergeons] In the Franco-Gallic, ..."
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