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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