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pauncer

pauncer is the alternative form of paunce.

Meaning of paunce

Noun

paunce (plural paunces)

  1. (historical) A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body.
    • The chest of armour, explicitly stated to have belonged to Oldcastle, contained a pair of 'close bristeplattes', a steel 'paunce', chain mail and another breastplate 'cum lez wyngges', all of which had been confiscated by Sir Thomas ...2013, Gwilym Dodd, Henry V: New Interpretations, Boydell & Brewer Ltd, →ISBN, page 121

Forms of pauncer

pluralpauncers

Questions about pauncer

What is pauncer the alternative form of?
Pauncer is the alternative form of paunce.

Words near pauncer in the dictionary

  1. pauming
  2. Paumotu
  3. Paumotuan
  4. paums
  5. paunce
  6. pauncer
  7. pauncers
  8. paunces
  9. paunceway
  10. paunceways
  11. paunch

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