privy coat

noun

a mail shirt worn under ordinary clothing as a defense against swords or daggers.

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Nearby words

privileged site, privily, privity, privy, privy chamber, privy coat, privy council, privy purse, privy seal, prix fixe, prix goncourt

Origin of privy coat

First recorded in 1525–35

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