pav·is
variants:
or pavise
or less commonly pavais \
ˈpavə̇s
\
plural pavises
Definition of pavis
: a large shield covering the whole body used especially in siege operations to protect crossbowmen and sometimes carried by a pavisor before a knight or archer
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