Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Costume (hierarchy name)
5. costume (mode of fashion)
6. [costume by function]
7. protective wear
8. armor
9. [armor by form]
10. body armor
11. [body armor for torso]
12. coat armors

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment
4. Costume
5. costume
6. clothing
7. outerwear

Narrower term/s

• jupons (surcoats)

Anotations

Scope note:

Coat armors or tunics of rich material worn by men of the Middle Ages, with heraldic arms depicted on them. Today, they are known as a sleeveless garments of crimson velvet worn with a mantle. The term is somewhat ambiguous, and can also mean outergarments worn by people of rank of both sexes.