A flowing garment worn over armour from the 12th Century Some were sleeveless, some were sleeved, it usually reached to mid-calf
A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and frequently emblazoned with the arms of the wearer
Long flowing garment worn over armour (Prestwich, Michael Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, 348) Related terms: Armor
a loose garment without sleeves worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearers coat of arms
Twelfth-century and later flowing garment worn over armor, either sleeved or sleeveless and usually reaching to the mid-calf, often displaying a coat-of-arms
surcoat
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sur·coat
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[ 's&r-"kOt ] (noun.) 13th century. From French sur "over" and coat