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pavais

noun

Etymology

From Middle French pavais, Old French pavaix (see modern French pavois); see pavis for more.

  1. derived from pavaix
  2. borrowed from pavais

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pavis.

    • The pavais, pavache, or tallevas was a large shield, or rather a portable mantlet, capable of covering a man from head to foot, and probably of sufficient thickness to resist the missive weapons then in use.

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