Spaulder

//ˈspɔl.dɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of plate armour that protects one's shoulder, generally covering less than the pauldron which developed later.

Etymology

Probably from Middle English spaulde (“shoulder”), from Anglo-Norman espalde, Old French espaule (ultimately from Latin spatula), + English -er. However, compare spallière, ultimately from the same Latin source.

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plate armour

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