Surcoat
Pronunciation : Sur"coat`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. surcote, OF. surcote. See Sur-, and Coat, and cf. Overcoat.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913