noun Armor. 1.a piece of plate armor for the forearm; a lower cannon. Compare
rerebrace. See diag. under
armor.
2.plate armor for the arm, usually including upper and lower cannons and a couter.
Origin: 1300–50; Middle English va(
u)
mbras <
Anglo-French (
a)
vantbras, equivalent to
avant- fore- (see
avaunt) +
bras arm (see
brace)
Related forms vam·braced, adjective