Al'le-eret, n.

n. [O. Fr. alecret, halecret, hullecret, halcret, prob. from Ger. halb, half, and kraft, strength.] Light armor used both by cavalry and infantry in the sixteenth century, especially by the Swiss. It consisted of a breastplate and gussets, often reaching to the middle of the thigh, and sometimes below the knees. Fairholt.