'Pavise' definitions:
Definition of 'pavise'
From: WordNet
noun
(Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position [syn: pavis, pavise]
Definition of 'Pavise'
From: GCIDE
- Pavis \Pa*vis\, Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.) A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it. It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position [Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and pavesse.] --Fairholt. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]