Pavise, pav′is, n. a shield for the whole body.
Various, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictio...(2012)
Formerly a soldier who was armed with a pavise or buckler.
Belcher, Edward, Sir, The Sailor's Word-Book—An Alphabet...(2010)
The shield itself or pavise was large, made of wood covered with skin, and surrounded with a broad rim of iron.
Roby, John, Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1(2010)