Etymology

spaulder

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Today it means: A piece of plate armour that protects one's shoulder, generally covering less than the pauldron which developed later. Full definition →

Middle English spaulde ← Anglo-Norman espalde ← Latin spatula
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  1. Latin · derived fromspatula
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromespalde
  3. Middle English · derived fromspaulde“shoulder”
  4. English todayspaulder

Probably from Middle English spaulde (“shoulder”), from Anglo-Norman espalde, Old French espaule (ultimately from Latin spatula), + English -er. However, compare spallière, ultimately from the same Latin source.

Words from the same roots

Latinspatula all →

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