A piece of armor protecting the throat or neck, or ornamental neckwear in historical fashion.
Variant or diminutive form of 'gorget,' from Old French 'gorge' (throat) with the diminutive suffix '-et', meaning 'small throat-piece.'
Medieval armor was remarkably specific—they had names for every tiny protective piece, including no fewer than three variations of neck-armor words (gorget, gorgeret, gorgerin), showing how seriously soldiers took protecting their vulnerable throats.
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