pavais
Meaning
Noun
- A very large shield covering a soldier from head to foot, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.
Origin
- From Old French pavaix, French pavois; compare Italian pavese, Latin pavense; perhaps named from Pavia in Italy.
Modern English dictionary
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