Definition
A padded jacket or tunic worn under armor or as standalone protection in medieval times.
Etymology
From Old French gambeson, possibly from a Frankish or Germanic root related to leg protection. The garment evolved from simple padding to sophisticated multi-layered defense.
Kelly Says
Gambesons were the body armor of poor soldiers and common people—while knights had expensive plate, a peasant could get nearly the same protection from a well-made padded coat!
Translations
ARالعربية
غامبسُون
gha-mubs-oon
BNবাংলা
গ্যাম্বেসন
gam-bes-on
CACatalà
gambeson
gam-be-son
CSČeština
gambeson
gam-be-son
DADansk
gambeson
gam-be-son
DEDeutsch
Gambeson
gam-be-son
ELΕλληνικά
gambeson
gam-be-son
ESEspañol
gambesón
gam-be-son
FAفارسی
گامبسُن
gam-bes-un
FISuomi
gambeson
gam-be-son
FRFrançais
gambeson
gam-be-son
HEעברית
גַמְבֶּסוֹן
gam-bes-on
HIहिन्दी
गैम्बेसन
gam-bes-an
HUMagyar
gambeson
gam-be-son
IDBahasa Indonesia
gambeson
gam-be-son
ITItaliano
gambeson
gam-be-son
MSBahasa Melayu
gambeson
gam-be-son
MYမြန်မာ
ဂမ်ဘိစွန်
gam-bɛ-su-on
NLNederlands
gambeson
gam-be-son
NONorsk
gambeson
gam-be-son
PLPolski
gambeson
gam-be-son
PTPortuguês
gambeson
gam-be-son
RORomână
gambeson
gam-be-son
RUРусский
гамбесон
gam-be-son
SVSvenska
gambeson
gam-be-son
SWKiswahili
gambeson
gam-be-son
TAதமிழ்
கம்பெசன்
kam-bes-an
TEతెలుగు
గంబెసన్
gam-bes-an
THไทย
แกมเบสัน
gam-bes-an
TRTürkçe
gambeson
gam-be-son
UKУкраїнська
гамбесон
gam-be-son
URاردو
گیمبسُن
gam-bes-un
VITiếng Việt
gambeson
gam-be-son
ZUZU
igambeson
i-gam-be-son