A medieval leg armor made of mail or plate that protected the lower leg and foot, often part of a knight's full suit.
From Old French 'chausse,' derived from Latin 'calcea' (shoe/stocking). The term originally meant a tight stocking before evolving to mean protective leg armor.
Medieval armor engineers designed chausses to be flexible enough for walking but strong enough to stop sword cuts—they were essentially the medieval equivalent of tactical body armor.
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