PAVISE

pavis, pavise

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

pavise (plural pavises)

Alternative form of pavis

Source: Wiktionary

Pa*vise, n. Etym: [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.)

Definition: A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes screened also an archer with it. [Written also pavais, pavese, and pavesse.] Fairholt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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