Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
Use of the term "chainmail" is still common though, and there is no reason to abandon it. Notwithstanding it being a tautology, it conveys the point well enough, and avoids confusion which has been perpetrated by all and sundry.
The point is not that most people still understand what you are talking about (the same can also be argued for "ringmail" or "chain armour" or "ring armour"), but that when you are discussing something in a scholarly context, you should strive for semantic clarity, especially when you are discussing something as nuanced as armour types. In this case, that is best achieved by "mail."