Etymology

poleyn

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Today it means: The part of medieval armour that protected the knee. Full definition →

Middle English polein(e) ← Anglo-Norman polein
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived frompolein“knee armor”
  2. Middle English · inherited frompolein(e)“knee armor”
  3. English todaypoleyn

From Middle English polein(e) (“knee armor”), from Anglo-Norman polein (“knee armor”). Possibly related to poulaine (“pointed toe on a shoe”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.