# barret

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #52,800

## Definitions
1. A kind of fitted cap worn by medieval soldiers.
2. A floppy beret-like cap worn by musketeers.
3. The flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics; a biretta.

## Etymology
From French barrette, Late Latin barretum (“a cap”), from birrus (“hooded cape”). See berretta, and compare biretta.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barret