noun

poitrel

poitrel · poitrels

A piece of armor for a horse's chestA piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

/ˈpɔɪ.tɹəl/

Meaning

1 senses

(historical)A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

Origin

From Middle English: the form poitral is from central/Parisian French poitrel, "introduced

From Middle English: the form poitral is from central/Parisian French poitrel, "introduced into English apparently by Caxton"; the older form peitral (Middle English peitrel, paytrel, etc) was borrowed from Anglo-Norman peitral; both are from Old French poitral (modern French poitrail).

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