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English
Etymology
From 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
IPA(key): /ˈpɑv.ɪs/
Noun
pavis (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
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Latin
Noun
pāvīs
- dative/ablative plural of pāva