definitions

sabaton

[ sab-uh-ton ]
/ ˈsæb əˌtɒn /
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noun Armor.

a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.

Nearby words

sabaoth, sabata, sabatier, sabatier, paul, sabatini, sabaton, sabattier effect, sabayon, sabbat, sabbatarian, sabbatarians

Origin of sabaton

1300–50; Middle English < Old Provençal, equivalent to sabat(a) shoe + -on augmentative suffix. See sabot
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Examples from the Web for sabaton

  • Some writers use the term Sabaton for the foot-defence of this period.

    Armour &amp; Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes

Word Origin and History for sabaton

sabaton

n.

type of armored foot-covering, also sabbaton, early 14c., ultimately from Provençal sabato, equivalent of French savate (see sabotage (n.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper