Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paunce

/pɔːns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paunce
IPA: /pɔːns/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body.

noun

Obsolete form of pansy.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The chest of armour, explicitly stated to have belonged to Oldcastle, contained a pair of 'close bristeplattes', a steel 'paunce', chain mail and another breastplate 'cum lez wyngges', all of which had been confiscated by Sir Thomas ..."
"She secretly would search each daintie lim, / And throw into the well sweet Rosmaryes, / And fragrant violets, and Paunces trim […]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: paunce, pance, pans

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

paunces (plural) pauncer (alternative) pauncher (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

paunch

Questions

How do you pronounce paunce?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɔːns/.
What does paunce mean?: A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body.
Where does paunce come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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