Pance is a alternative form of paunce.
In obsolete terms the difference between paunce and pance
is that paunce is a piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body while pance is pansy (flower.
paunce
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) pance, (etyl) pans.
Noun
(
en noun)
(obsolete) A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body.
Etymology 2
Variant forms.
Noun
(
en noun)
* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.1:
- She secretly would search each daintie lim, / And throw into the well sweet Rosmaryes, / And fragrant violets, and Paunces trim [...].
pance
English
Alternative forms
* (l)