pavis
noun
a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
pavise
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a variation of
pavis.
Example Sentences
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The shield itself or pavise was large, made of wood covered with skin, and surrounded with a broad rim of iron.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
Formerly a soldier who was armed with a pavise or buckler.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
