Pavise
Pronunciation : Pa*vise
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913