Medieval Glossary
Chausses (Armour)
Armour in the form of mail leggings. Also called 'mail hose.'
Related term(s): Chausses; Mail; Maille; Mail Hose; Greave; Bag Mitten
Category: Armour and Shields
Added: 11.07.04
Last modified: 12.31.04
Source information:
Contamine, Phillippe. War in the Middle Ages. trans. Michael Jones. Oxford: Basil Blackwell Ltd, 1984. 67.
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