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means A full set of protective metal plating worn over the body, especially by knights, to deflect blows in combat.
from 'Armor' traces back through Old French 'armeure' to Latin 'armatura' — the gear-fitting of 'arma,' meaning weapons or tools of war. The same root gives us 'army' and 'arms,' so an armored knight is, etymologically, just a walking collection of 'equipment.' 'Suit' comes from Old French 'suite,' meaning a following or sequence of things that go together — the same word that gives us a suit of clothes or a suit of cards. So a 'suit of armor' is literally a matched set of war-gear, worn the way you'd wear a matched set of clothes — just with more steel and fewer pockets.
- actual weight
- about 45 pounds, evenly distributed, not a burden
- mobility myth
- knights could run, roll, even climb ladders fine
- custom fit
- made to measure, like a tailored suit that stops swords
- rust problem
- squires spent hours polishing to prevent corrosion