cote armure

Middle English

Alternative forms

cote-armur, cote-armure, cote-armour, cotearmour, cotearmur, coetarmor

Etymology

From cote +‎ armure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːt(ə) ̩armiu̯r(ə)/

Noun

cote armure (plural cote armures)

A overcoat with a coat of arms embroidered into it.
A coat of (heraldic) arms.
Someone who bears a coat of arms.

Descendants

English: coat armour (archaic)

References

“cōte-armūre (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.

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