or Haubergeon, Habergetum, a coat of mail, or ancient piece of defensive armour, in form of a coat, descending from the neck to the middle, and formed of little iron rings, or meshes, linked into each other. It is also written haberge, haberger, haberge, hau- bert, haubert, hautbert, and haubert. Spelman derives it from the ancient French hault, high, and berg, armour or covering; as serving to defend the upper part of the body. Du Cange and Skinner derive it from the Belgic hals, or Teutonic halts, neck, and bergen, to cover; that is, a de- fence for the neck. Others conceive that it is formed of al, alla, meaning all, and bergen, to cover; as importing a cover for the whole body. In Scripture it seems to signi- fy an offensive weapon. "The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold; the spear, the dart, nor the haber- geon." (Job, xli. 26.)