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plural pavises or pavisses
(military, history) A very large shield, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center. quotations
For in this proceſſe, Parrot nothĩg hath ſurmyſedNo matter pretendyd, nor nothyng enterpryſedBut that metaphora, alegoria with allShall be his protectyon, his pauys and his wall
c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott