English
mandilion
Mandilion comes from Middle French mandillon.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600mandillon
- Englishearliest quotation 1609mandilion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600mandillon
- Englishearliest quotation 1609mandilion
Earliest quotation: 1609, T. Deckar, The Guls Horne-booke: “You see likewise, that the lion, being the king…”
Every English word from Middle French mandillon
Today it means
noun A loose outer garment resembling a cassock or coat, often sleeveless, worn by soldiers over armour or by menservants as a type of overcoat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French mandillon / mandilion