Pa·vis, Pa·vise n. 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.]
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pavis
n : (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the
whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in
permanent position [syn: pavise]