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pavisor

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

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pavior

English

Alternative forms

  • paviour

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman paviour, from pavier (to pave).

Noun

pavior (plural paviors)

  1. A person who lays paving slabs. [from 15th c.]
    • 1853, Charles Dickens, Household Words (volume 6, page 387)
      A "mooner," fond of staring into shop windows, or watching the labourers pulling up the pavement to inspect the gas-pipes, or listening stolidly to the dull "pech" of the paviour's rammer on the flags.
  2. A brick or slab used for paving. [from 17th c.]
  3. (obsolete) A machine that is used to tamp down paving slabs. [19th c.]

Latin

Verb

pavior

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of pavi?

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