Jāmbeṣ or Jām'beux, n. pl.

nounplural

(jāmz), Jām'beux (zhām'bōō), n. pl. [Also giāmbeux.] [From Fr. jambe, a leg; O. Fr. jambière. See JAMB, supra.] Armor for the legs, made of waxed leather or metal; — much used in the middle ages.

A drawing of a single armored leg, showing a greave and pointed sabaton.
Jambes.