jazerant

English

Alternative forms

• jazeran, jazarine, jazeraint, jesserant, gestorne, gestron

Etymology

From Middle English jessera(u)nt, gessera(u)nt(e), from Old French jazerant, from Old Occitan jazerenc, from Arabic جَزَائِرِيّ (jazāʔiriyy, “Algerian, of Algiers”), derived from الجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “Algiers; Algeria”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæzəɹənt/, enPR: jăzʹə-rənt

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• Hyphenation: jaz‧er‧ant

Noun

jazerant (countable and uncountable, plural jazerants)

1. (historical) A coat of defense of Arab origin, made of small plates of metal sewn upon linen or similar, like a brigandine.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 15:

     The jazerant, is according to Du Cange, a sort of military vestment. […] But what was the specific distinction of a jazerant seems at present uncertain.

2. This kind of armor taken generally.

   a coat of jazerant

Old French

Alternative forms

• jaserant, jaseran, jaserenc, jazerenc

Etymology

Old Occitan jazerenc, from Arabic جَزَائِرِيّ (jazāʔiriyy, “Algerian, of Algiers”), derived from الجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “Algiers; Algeria”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒad͡zəˈɾant/, (late) /ʒazəˈɾant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

jazerant oblique singular, m (oblique plural jazeranz or jazerantz, nominative singular jazeranz or jazerantz, nominative plural jazerant)

1. jazerant, jazeraint

Adjective

jazerant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jazerant)

1. Made of metal plates like a jazerant.