See Also: coif(1)(dictionary)
coif(2)(dictionary)
COIF(law)

coif(1) (iou)



coif noun. ME.
[Old French coife (mod. coiffe) head-dress from late Latin cofia helmet.]
A close-fitting cap covering the top, back, and sides of the head. Now Hist. except as worn by nuns. ME.
A close-fitting skullcap worn under a helmet. obsolete exc. Hist. ME.
A white cap worn by lawyers as a distinctive mark of their profession, esp. & later only that worn by a serjeant-at-law. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
the coif Hist. the position of serjeant-at-law (SERGEANT of the coif).