pavise

English Thesaurus

1. (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	buckler, shield,
definition	:	armor carried on the arm to intercept blows (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	dark ages, middle ages,
definition	:	the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance (noun.time)