A herigaut is a gown-like garment worn in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.[1] Alternative spellings include herigald, heregaud, gerygoud and herigans.[1] It was three-quarters to full length with hanging sleeves.[1] Sometimes the sleeves were tucked at the top to increase fullness below.[2] Although it was primarily a men's garment, women occasionally wore it as well.[2] Along with the garnache, it is a variant of the garde-corps,[3] and it is also related to the houppelande.[4]

Charles, 6th Dauphin, from his tomb effigy. He is wearing a herigaut with tucked sleeves.

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  1. ^ a b c Cumming, Valerie; Cunnington, C.W.; Cunnington, P.E. (2010). The dictionary of fashion history (Rev., updated ed.). Oxford: Berg. p. 103. ISBN 9781847885333.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Joan (1952). Dress in mediaeval France. Clarendon Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780598575180.
  3. ^ Fabre, Maurice (1966). History of fashion. Edito-Service. p. 24. ISBN 9787800602573.
  4. ^ Howell, Lauren. "Early Gothic-13th & 14th Centuries". Illinois State University. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.