heaume

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English

Etymology

From Middle French heaume, from Old French helme.[1] Doublet of helm.

Pronunciation

Noun

heaume (plural heaumes)

  1. (historical) A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “heaume, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French helme, from Early Medieval Latin helmus, from Frankish *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

heaume m (plural heaumes)

  1. (historical, heraldry) a mediaeval military helmet protecting the head and face
  2. (obsolete) any helmet
    Synonym: casque

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