different between pavais vs pavisor

English

Alternative forms

• pavesse
• pavese
• pavise

Etymology

From Old French pavaix, French pavois; compare Italian pavese, Latin pavense; perhaps named from Pavia in Italy.

Noun

pavais (plural pavaises)

1. (military, historical) A very large shield covering a soldier from head to foot, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 27:

     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.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.v?/

Verb

pavais

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of paver
2. second-person singular imperfect indicative of paver

English

Noun

pavisor (plural pavisors)

1. (historical) A foot soldier trained in the use of the pavais.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 27:

     In the list of the army that accompanied K. Edward III., to Calais, we find many pavisors, these were probably men trained to the use of the pavais, which must have required dexterity as well as courage.

Anagrams

• paviors