surcoat

[ sur-koht ]

/ ˈsɜrˌkoʊt /

a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.

an outer coat or other outer garment.

Origin of surcoat

1300–50; Middle English surcote < Middle French. See sur-¹, coat

No one shall be represented with a fringe to his surcoat, unless he be of the rank of Baron.

Spanish Arms and Armour |Albert F. Calvert
But on this particular morning Raymond, awaiting the jailer's footsteps, carefully removed his surcoat and hid behind the door.

The Winning of the Golden Spurs |Percy F. Westerman
There was a garment in this reign which was the keynote of costume at the time, and this was the surcoat.

English Costume |Dion Clayton Calthrop
There can be very little doubt that arms themselves are older than the fact of the surcoat or the term "coat of arms."

A Complete Guide to Heraldry |Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

The surcoat was again worn, shortened to the knee and shaped to fit the body closely above the waist.

A Handbook of Pictorial History |Henry W. Donald

surcoat

/ (ˈsɜːˌkəʊt) /

a tunic, often embroidered with heraldic arms, worn by a knight over his armour during the Middle Ages

an outer coat or other garment