Word Study
vamplate
CIDE DICTIONARY
vamplate, n. [F. avant before, fore + E. plate.].
A round plate of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to protect the hand. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vamplate, n. hist. an iron plate on a lance protecting the hand when the lance was couched.
Etymology
ME f. AF vauntplate (as VAMBRACE, PLATE)
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