Etymology

paunce

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Today it means: A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body. Full definition →

Middle English paunce ← Old French pance ← Middle French pans
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paunce · noun1

  1. Middle French · derived frompans
  2. Old French · derived frompance
  3. Middle English · inherited frompaunce
  4. English todaypaunce

From Middle English paunce, from Old French pance, Middle French pans. Doublet of paunch.

paunce · noun2

See pansy.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchpance all →

paunch

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