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noun
a support for a couched lance, fixed to the breastplate of a suit of armor.
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Origin of lance rest
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby lance rest
Lancelot, Sir, lance of courtesy, lanceolate, lancepod, lancer, lance rest, lancers, lance sergeant, lancet, lancet arch, lancet clock
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British Dictionary definitions for lance rest
lance rest
noun
a hinged bracket on the breastplate of a medieval horseman on which the lance was rested in a charge
a similar structure on a knight's saddle
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