D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pavis

· Pa·vis · IPA /ˈpævɪs/
01 n. A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it. It was originall…
  1. 1.
    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(Mil. Antiq.)