moton

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noun

A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.

OriginMiddle English moton →
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Meanings

moton1

nounmoton (plural motons)

plural motons

  1. historicalgovernmentA small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.

    […], the pauldrons covered the back of the shoulders, motons were worn over a gusset of mail at the right armpit, and the elbow-plates were of large size.

    1848, Herbert Haines, editor, A Manual for the Study of Monumental Brasses … in the Possession of the Oxford Architectural Society

Moton2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmoton
  2. Englishmoton

From Middle English moton, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French, compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; mentonnière, chinguard (of a helmet)”); alternatively, compare mouton (“sheepskin”).

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APA

moton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moton

MLA

“moton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moton.

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