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PAVISES
Noun
pavises
plural of pavis
plural of pavise
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Source: Wiktionary
PAVISE
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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