Heaume is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 51 anagrams from letters in heaume (aeehmu).
1565-75; Middle French, Old French helme Germanic; see helm2
But in the latter half of the 13th century the basinet was developed into a complete war head-dress and replaced the heaume.
The larger and heavier salades were also often used instead of the heaume in tournaments.
In the reign of Richard I., the close-fitting helmet was superseded by the heaume, great helm or tilting helmet.
During the mail period, no heaume is represented with a movable visor.
It will be observed that this kind of heaume is continued so low as to rest on the shoulders.
The heaume was only put on when actual fighting in battle or in the lists was about to commence.
The name is supposed to be a corruption of heaumet, the diminutive of heaume, the great helm of the fourteenth century.