Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Jazerant
Jaz′er·ant (jăz′ẽr·ant), n. [OF. jacerant, jaseran, Sp. jacerina, cota jacerina, fr. jazarino Algerine, fr. Ar. jazāīr Algiers.] A coat of defense made of small plates of metal sewed upon linen or the like; also, this kind of armor taken generally; as, a coat of jazerant.