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pizaine

[ pee-zeyn ]

noun

, Armor.
  1. a mail collar of the 14th century, worn with a hauberk.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pizaine1

1895–1900; apparently < Old French, equivalent to piz breast (< Latin pectus ) + -aine noun suffix < Latin āna -an

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