pavis
See also: påvis
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English pavis(e) (paveis, pavas), from Anglo-Norman pavis (compare French pavois), from Latin pavensis, probably from Pavia in Italy. Compare Italian pavese.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpavis (plural pavises or pavisses)
- (military, history) A very large shield, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.
- c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott:
- For in this proceſſe, Parrot nothĩg hath ſurmyſed
No matter pretendyd, nor nothyng enterpryſed
But that metaphora, alegoria with all
Shall be his protectyon, his pauys and his wall
Translations
editlarge shield
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