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Pavise

noun

(Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and pavesse)

(Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position. Synonym: pavis.

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... sometimes the case with the "mailles" when the wambas or hoketon was wanting underneath. His shield was thus marshalled: argent; on a bend azure, three stags' heads cabossed. In the sinister chief, a crescent denoted his filiation; underneath was the motto "Augmenter." The shield itself or pavise was large, made of wood covered with skin, and surrounded with a ...

— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby

Words linked to "Pavise" : shield, buckler, Dark Ages, pavis, Middle Ages