Middle English Dictionary Entry
cōte-armūre n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cōte-armūre n. Also coth-, -armiour, -armuour, -urmur. |
| Etymology | From cōte n.(2) & armūre; cp. OF cote a armer. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A garment embroidered or painted with heraldic arms (often worn over the armor); also, heraldic arms, armorial bearings, coat of arms; (b) a person entitled to bear heraldic arms.
Associated quotations
a
- (1328) in Rymer's Foedera (1816-69)2.752 : Omnes armaturas, tam cotearmurs quam alias, quæ fuerunt Bartholomæi de Badelesmere defuncti.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)552 : Oppon is armure was he clad wyþ a cote-armure [orig. draft: mantel]..Of Cloþ of gold..enbrouded with perlis.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.1016 : By hir cote armures..The heraudes knew hem..As they that weren of the blood roial.
- (1391) Will Court Hust.(Gldh)2.298 : [To John his servant, his] cotharmur.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)19.13 : Þise aren Pieres armes, His coloures & his cote-armure.
- c1400 Brut-1333 (Rwl B.171)213/26 : Euery bataile hade cote-armur [vr. cotarmures] of grene cloþe; and þerof þe right quarter was ȝalwe, wiþ white bendes.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.4071 : Whan þei were assemblid in þe felde, Eueryche his armes depeynt vppon his scheld, Brouded or bete vpon his cote armvre.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)95 : Cote armure [Win: Coote Armure]: Baltheus.
- c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF (Benson-Robinson)1326 : Pursevantes and heraudes..Had on him throwen a vesture Which that men clepe a cote-armure, Enbrowded wonderliche ryche.
- c1450 Rich.(Add 31042)5708 fn. : Abownne his armours his cote-armour.
- (1456) Invent.Armory in Archaeol.16124 : ij lityll Cote Armurs..made for hym [Henry VI] when he was but vij yere of age.
- (1459) Will York in Sur.Soc.30241 : Unum hernesium de armaturis meis completum cum meis coetarmor, vexillo, standard et alio apparatu.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)28b : Coyturmur [Monson: Cotearmour]: jnsignium.
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)2112 : Eche of hem wele..arrayed..Ther cote Armers of siluer and of gold.
- ?a1500(a1471) Brut-1461(2) (Lyell 34)6 : Thay of the kyngis side were alle in on sute, thair cotearmuriz, sheldis..was white hertis, with cronnez aboute thair neckis..the whiche hert was the kyngis liverey.
b
- ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul.(Jul B.2)75 : There was slayne..mo than xvij c of cotearmours by comptynge of herawdes.
- c1450(c1425) Brut-1419 (Cmb Kk.1.12)379/24 : Of worthi kniȝtis of grete alyaunce of Cote armyours, Ml c.
- c1450(c1430) Brut-1430 (Glb E.8)439/22 : There were take..of the Frensshe..many Cote armuris.
- c1450 Lond.Chron.Cleo.(Cleo C.4)p.121 : Two þovsand cot-armers..After her sorow þedere þei sowght.