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pisane

/ˈpi.zeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pisane
IPA
/ˈpi.zeɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pisan (alternative) pixane (alternative) pizaine (alternative) pizane (alternative) pesane (alternative) pusane (alternative) pysane (alternative) pyson (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pisane?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpi.zeɪn/.
What does pisane mean?
A collar or gorget of mail (or, rarely, plate), protecting the neck and upper chest; a standard.
Where does pisane come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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