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Paunce vs Haunce - What's the difference?

paunce | haunce |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between paunce and haunce

is that paunce is (obsolete) a piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body while haunce is (obsolete) to enhance.

As a noun paunce

is (obsolete) a piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body or paunce can be .

As a verb haunce is

(obsolete) to enhance.

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 [...].

    haunce

    English

    Verb

    (haunc)
  • (obsolete) To enhance.
    • (Lydgate)
    (Webster 1913)