haustement

Etymology
From, perhaps from.

Noun

 * 1)  A close-fitting undergarment, over which the armor (and hose) were fastened.
 * 2) * 2008(?), Charles John ffoulkes, The Armourer and His Craft, Cosimo, Inc. (ISBN 9781605204123), page 161:
 * Gusset, pieces of chain mail, tied with points to the &quot;haustement&quot; to cover those portions of the body not protected with plate armour; they were usually eight in number, viz. for armpits,
 * 1) * 2008(?), Charles John ffoulkes, The Armourer and His Craft, Cosimo, Inc. (ISBN 9781605204123), page 161:
 * Gusset, pieces of chain mail, tied with points to the &quot;haustement&quot; to cover those portions of the body not protected with plate armour; they were usually eight in number, viz. for armpits,
 * 1) * 2008(?), Charles John ffoulkes, The Armourer and His Craft, Cosimo, Inc. (ISBN 9781605204123), page 161:
 * Gusset, pieces of chain mail, tied with points to the &quot;haustement&quot; to cover those portions of the body not protected with plate armour; they were usually eight in number, viz. for armpits,