Surcoat — Defs

01 n. A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and frequently emblazoned wi…

1.
A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and frequently emblazoned with the arms of the wearer.
“A long surcoat of pers upon he had..” — Chaucer.

“At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn.” — Emerson.
2.
A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages.