Definitions for: Pavise

[n] (medieval) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position

Webster (1913) Definition: Pa*vise, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL.
pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.)
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.

Synonyms: pavis

See Also: buckler, shield

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