jakke defensable
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Searchable Lemmata: jakke (AF).
Alternate Forms: jackes defensibles.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Armour;
padded, quilted or armoured jack (q.v.), worn for defence; in particular, a jack made with iron plates inside the lining for protection. The equivalent of ME 'jakke of defence';.(circa 1380 ?)
1. XI. [Corpse presents of arms and armour.]
36. Item, come par l'estatut de Wyncestre [3] et autres estatutz, soit ordeinez qe chescun homme soit armez et arraiez selonc lours estates en defense du roialme, ... et plusours soi arment a greindre value qe le remenant de touz lours biens, ... la leur parsones et vikers apres la mort des tielx demandent lours armures en noun des mortuaires et corps presantz; c'estassavoir plates, haubergeons, bacinettes, aventailes, gauntz de plates, actons, palettes, jackes defensibles, et autres armures, et impledont lours executours des choses suisditz en courte Cristiene, la ou ils sont juges mesmes. Si prient les communes q'en cest parlement soit ordenez par estatut qe les ditz parsones et vikers n'aient [Column b] nul tiel corps presant ne mortuaire d'armure, einz qe les armuers demoergent a les heirs ou executours, en defens du roialme.
Legal.
[LexP PROME (Rich. II: Parl. of Jan. 1380, Item 36) 1380]
Sex: Male Use: Military Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Back, Chest, Shoulder(s).
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, jakke, a common AF spelling of the AF/ME word jack (q.v.) + adjective defensable 'capable of providing defence' (ultimately < Latin dēfensābilem). A variation of the more common AF phrase 'jakke defence' (see citations at jack), borrowed into ME as 'jakke of defence', or occasionally due to incorrect morphological analysis of the French, as 'jakke of fence'. ME defensable was used of armour, etc. but there are no specific citations of it used to describe a jack.
WF: Compound
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