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poleyn

[ poh-leyn ]

noun

Armor.
  1. a piece for the knee, made of plate or leather.


poleyn

/ ˈ±èəʊ±ô±ðɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a piece of armour for protecting the knee Also calledkneecap
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of poleyn1

1350–1400; Middle English poleyn, polayne < Old French po ( u ) lain < ?
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of poleyn1

from Old French polain
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Example Sentences

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Right, good Poleyn; thy words do thee credit.

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"I would fain see these youths; said you not they were but youths, Poleyn?" said Alphonso, whose interest was aroused by the tale he had heard.

From

Alphonso, to whom the intricacies of the castle were well known, lost no time in finding the lodging of the captain of the guard, and quickly obtained admittance to the presence of the wounded youths, who occupied a comfortable chamber over the gateway, and had plainly been well looked to by the capable and kindly woman who called Poleyn her lord and master.

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Captaque sunt ibi vel occisa quatuor millia plebanorum, fratre Regis de Poleyn inter cæteros ibi perempto, qui aduersarius nostri fuit Obsessumque fuit castrum dictæ Ciuitatis per quinque hebdomadas: Sed propter infirmitates, quibus vexabatur exercitus magistri de Pruys & de Lifland noluerunt diutiùs expectare.

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