grand guards
grand guards is the plural of grand guard.
Meaning of grand guard
Noun
grand guard (plural grand guards)
- 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
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