Found 2 items, similar to pavise.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pavise pavise n : (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position [syn: pavis]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pavise Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.) A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes screened also an archer with it. [Written also pavais, pavese, and pavesse.] --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]