Middle English Dictionary Entry
briganders, -ine(s n.
Entry Info
| Forms | briganders, -ine(s n. Also breganders, -ines, bregaunters, brigantines. |
| Etymology | briganders is formed on brigaund in ME (or AF); brigandine(s, which is first attested 35 years later, is taken from OF. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A light body armor, consisting of a front and a back half, worn by foot soldiers (later also by others); pair (of) ~; (b) ~ maker; ~ nail.
Associated quotations
a
- (1420) Will York in Sur.Soc.4397 : Unum par de bregaunters.
- (1449) RParl.5.147b : A man horsed, and armed in bryganders and legharnesse.
- (1450) Wars France in RS 22.2475 : xx paire of briganders.
- (1450) Paston2.128 : Curesse, brigaunders.
- (1452) Will York in Sur.Soc.30161 : Unum par de breganders.
- (1456) Paston (Gairdner)3.75 : This day my Lordes York and Warwik comen to the Parlement in a good aray, to the noumbre of iiijc men, all jakkid and in brigantiens.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)967 : The brigandyn, helmet.
- (?1464) Acc.Howard in RC 57441 : A payr bryganderes kovered wyth crymsyn clothe.
- (?1464) Acc.Howard in RC 57442 : A payr briganderes kovered wyth whyt leder.
- (1465) Paston2.155 : j peyr of Bregandyrns [!] kevert with blew fellewet and gylt naile, with leg-harneyse; the vallew of the gown and the bregardyns [!] viij li.
- (1465) Paston (Gairdner)4.142 : A peyr brygandyrs.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)264 : x personys, weyl be-seen in white Arneys and breganderys.
- (1477) Will York in Sur.Soc.45235 : j par de bregandyns coopertum cum rubeo velveto.
- ?a1500(a1471) Brut-1461(2) (Lyell 34)86 : Armed in a peire of brigaundynez.
- (1459) Invent.Fastolf(2) in Archaeol.21271 : j payre Bregandines helyd with rede felwet.
- (1459) Invent.Fastolf(2) in Archaeol.21272 : ij white payre of Brigaundiris.
b
- (1463) Acc.Scott in Archaeol.Cant.10253 : Brygantyne maker..Brygantynys.
- (1463) Acc.Howard in RC 57223 : Payd ffor bregandere nayle.
- (1466) Acc.Howard in RC 57342 : My mastyr paid..for xx Mle. bregander nayle, xj s. viij d.
- 1468 in G.Otto Handwerkernamen75 : Bregander maker.
- -?-(1454) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96174 : Jacobus Brigendermaker.