Ha-bĕr'ge-on, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. haubergeon, a small hauberk, diminutive of O. Fr. hauberc, halberc, N. Fr. haubert. See HAUBERK.] A piece of ancient defensive armor descending from the neck to the middle, and formed of little iron rings or meshes linked together.

Put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy broad habergeon. Milton.