heaume

English

Etymology

Old French helme (Middle French heaulme, modern French heaume).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /hoʊm/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /həʊm/
• Rhymes: -əʊm
• Homophones: Home, hom, holm, home, holme

Noun

heaume (plural heaumes)

1. (historical) A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.

Derived terms

• great heaume

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French helme, from Early Medieval Latin helmus, from Frankish *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /om/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: ohm (but mute h)

Noun

heaume m (plural heaumes)

1. (historical, heraldry) a mediaeval military helmet protecting the head and face
2. (obsolete) any helmet

   Synonym: casque

Further reading

• “heaume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.