pisane

P3I1S1A1N1E1
/ˈpi.zeɪn/

noun

A collar or gorget of mail (or, rarely, plate), protecting the neck and upper chest; a standard.

OriginMiddle English pisan ← Old French piz ← Latin pectus →
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Meanings

noun

alternative pisan · alternative pixane · alternative pizaine · alternative pizane · alternative pesane · alternative pusane · alternative pysane · alternative pyson

  1. A collar or gorget of mail (or, rarely, plate), protecting the neck and upper chest; a standard.

Synonyms & antonyms

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standard

Origin

  1. Latinpectus
  2. Old Frenchpiz“chest”
  3. Middle Englishpisan
  4. Englishpisane

From Middle English pisan, from an Old French word variously spelled pizaine, pizane, pesine, etc, found also in phrases like colarete(s) pizaine, gorgerete(s) pizaine. Probably from Old French piz (“chest”), from Latin pectus, extended like in poitrine, although it has also been suggested that it could derive from Old French pisain (French pisan), "Pisan" (compare burgonet from Bourgogne (“Burgundy”)).

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APA

pisane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisane

MLA

“pisane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pisane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisane.

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