Pavisor vs Pavior - What's the difference?
pavisor | pavior |
A foot soldier trained in the use of the pavais.
* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 27:
As nouns the difference between pavisor and pavior
is that pavisor is a foot soldier trained in the use of the pavais while pavior is .pavisor
English
Noun
(en noun)- In the list of the army that accompanied K. Edward III., to Calais, we find many pavisors , these were probably men trained to the use of the pavais, which must have required dexterity as well as courage.
