A bearing assembly for movably coupling a first, inner member with a second, outer member, a movable one of the first and second members (1. 2) being angularly displaceable with respect to the other one of the two members (1, 2) about a first axis extending centrally through the inner member and about at least one second axis (A 2 n) generally intersecting the first axis or skewed with respect to the first axis, the bearing assembly comprising: an inner plain bearing section including an inner ring connectable with the first member and having an outer convex bearing surface, and an outer ring disposed about the inner ring and having an inner concave bearing surface disposed against the inner ring bearing surface, the inner ring bearing surface and outer ring bearing surface each being configured such that one of the inner and outer ring bearing surfaces (20, 24) slides against the other one of the inner and outer ring bearing surfaces (20, 24) when the movable one of the first and second members (1, 2) angularly displaces about the first axis and each one of the inner and outer ring bearing surfaces (20, 24) engages against the other one of the inner and outer ring bearing surfaces (20, 24) so as to prevent relative displacement between the inner and outer rings (16, 22) when the movable one of the first and second members (1, 2) angularly displaces about the at least one second axis (A 2 n); and an outer elastomeric bearing section disposed about the plain bearing section, connectable with the second member and configured such that at least a portion of the elastomeric bearing section flexes when the movable one of the first and second members (1, 2) angularly displaces about the second axis (A 2 n), wherein each one of the convex outer bearing surface of the inner ring and the concave inner bearing surface of the outer ring is partially ellipsoidal, characterized in that the outer ring includes a partially spherical body. an inner plain bearing section including an inner ring connectable with the first member and having an outer convex bearing surface, and an outer ring disposed about the inner ring and having an inner concave bearing surface disposed against the inner ring bearing surface, the inner ring bearing surface and outer ring bearing surface each being configured such that one of the inner and outer ring bearing surfaces (20, 24) slides against the other one of the inner and outer ring bearing surfaces (20, 24) when the movable one of the first and second members (1, 2) angularly displaces about the first axis and each one of the inner and outer ring bearing surfaces (20, 24) engages against the other one of the inner and outer ring bearing surfaces (20, 24) so as to prevent relative displacement between the inner and outer rings (16, 22) when the movable one of the first and second members (1, 2) angularly displaces about the at least one second axis (A 2 n); and an outer elastomeric bearing section disposed about the plain bearing section, connectable with the second member and configured such that at least a portion of the elastomeric bearing section flexes when the movable one of the first and second members (1, 2) angularly displaces about the second axis (A 2 n),