sabaton
[sab-uh-ton]
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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,
- 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 & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
sabaton
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