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grand-guard

grand-guard is the alternative form of grand guard.

Meaning of grand guard

Noun

grand guard (plural grand guards)

  1. (historical) A piece of plate armor protecting one shoulder, side of the chest, and side of the neck (typically the left), during jousting, augmenting or replacing a pauldron.
    • […] their horses, their lances, and every thing appertaining to the joust, that they might be ready on the day […] the rich bardes, the pleasant trapgardes, the grand guards, […]1846, Benjamin Williams, Chronicque de la traison et mort de Richart deux Roy d'Engleterre. Mise en lumiere ... avec les variantes et un glossaire par Benjamin Williams, page 231

Forms of grand-guard

pluralgrand-guards

Questions about grand-guard

What is grand-guard the alternative form of?
Grand-guard is the alternative form of grand guard.

Words near grand-guard in the dictionary

  1. grand-daughters
  2. grand-duc
  3. grand-ducal
  4. grand-duke
  5. grand-dukes
  6. grand-guard
  7. grand-guards
  8. grand-mother
  9. grand-mothers
  10. grand-parent
  11. grand-parented

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