Meaning of "poleyn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLEYN

From Old French polain.

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLEYN

poleyn  [ˈpəʊleɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLEYN

Poleyn is a noun.

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WHAT DOES POLEYN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Poleyn

The poleyn was a component of Medieval and Renaissance armor that protected the knee. During the transition from mail armor to plate armor, this was among the earliest plate components to develop. They first appeared in the mid-thirteenth century and remained in use until the early seventeenth century when firearms made them obsolete. The specifics of poleyn design varied considerably over that period. The earliest poleyns were strapped over mail chausses. Fourteenth century and early fifteenth century poleyns usually attached to padded leggings or plate cuisses. During the fifteenth century poleyns developed an articulated construction that attached to the cuisses and schynbalds or greaves. A characteristic of late fifteenth century gothic armor was a projection that guarded the side of the knee. An early example of poleyns worn over chausses, from an illustration by Villard de Honnecourt. A late example of poleyns in a three-quarter suit of armor. Zwinger-Museum, Dresden.

Definition of poleyn in the English dictionary

The definition of poleyn in the dictionary is a piece of armour for protecting the knee Also called: kneecap.

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLEYN»

Discover the use of poleyn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poleyn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and ...

LEFT KNEE PLATE (POLEYN) Giovan Paolo Negroli Milan, ca. 1540-45 Steel, gold, and silver Wt. 9 oz. (255g) Ex coll.- Czar Nicholas I of Russia, Tsarskoye Sela The State Hermitage, Saint Petersburg (3.0. 3071a) F rical foliate ornament  ...

Stuart W. Pyhrr, José-A. Godoy, 1998

Knight: Noble Warrior of England, 1200-1600

By about 1 350 the all-enclosing poleyn was gradually superseded by a smaller form that had appeared some ten years earlier. This covered the front and outer side, the latter usually extended to form a circular, fan-shaped wing to deflect cuts , ...

Christopher Gravett, 2008

The Baronage in the Reign of Richard II, 1377-1399:

Cone petitioned the king because nothing could be done about it because of Poleyn's power.68 Another petition made by Robert Wattes, dean of Westbury-on -Trym, complained at the same time that Poleyn had come at night with a large ...

Dr Keith E. Fildes, 2009

English historical documents. 4. [Late medieval]. 1327 - 1485

But as to the fact that the erasure was falsely made, and apparently only of late, they say that about the feast of St Katherine last William Broket came to the Tower with Robert Poleyn, by mediation of Gerard de la Hay, and when he had come ...

David Charles Douglas, Alec Reginald Myers, 1996

English Medieval Knight 1300-1400

Poleyn Solid armour for the knee. Poulaine A shoe with pierced decoration. Pourpoint See aketon. Pursuivant The rank below that of herald, identified by wearing the tabard sideways. Rebated point A weapon point that has been blunted, ...

Christopher Gravett, 2002

A History of Agriculture and Prices in England: From the ...

/6. 61V;algbdalen Colle/gg. Poleyn wax. ... 2 LoD1:-:Rs /5 Poleyn 45/. l lb OTTEÉON'/6 On' мы ...

James E. Thorold Rogers, 2011

Gesta Abbatum Monasterii Sancti Albani -:

98. Pokethorpe, John de, III. 98. Poleye, Raduli', III. 94. Poleyn, Adam, Prior of St. Alban's, and of Wymundham, I. 420 g II. ea 83, sn 144. Poleyn, Johanna, II. 249. Poleyn, John, II. 222, easy 232 g III. 51. Pomfret, or Pountfret, Adam, II. 258, 259.

Henry Thomas Riley, Thomas Walsingham, 2012

The Late Medieval English College and Its Context

and was to benefit from strong-arm action by one of his patron's esquires, John Poleyn, in pursuit of a prebend at Westbury. in May 1388, Poleyn led a gang which one night broke into the house of Robert Wattes, dean of the college, dragged ...

Clive Burgess, Martin Heale, 2008

The Publications of the Harleian Society

John Poleyn of Kingesweston in¥Edith d. to . . . . [3 H. 5—Harl. 1041]. com. Gloster 13 R. 2. I I John or Henry Poleyn 3 H. 5—]- Henry Poleyn. | Henry Poleyn 14 Ed. 4T I George Poleyn of Kingesweston 18 H. 7 and¥Margaret d. to . . . . 2 H. 8 [20 ...

‎1885

The Visitation of the County of Gloucester: Taken in the ...

[This pedigree has been collated with the pedigree in the Herald's Visitation of Gloucester in 1569, and is printed in italics as far as it agrees] John Poleyn of Kingesweston in¥Edith d. to . . . . [3 H. 5—Har1. 1041]. com. Gloster 13 R. 2. l I I John ...

John Philipot, William Camden, William Crawshay Heane, 1885

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLEYN»

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RTA recognised by Belgian Government for adopting sustainable …

Commenting on the RTA 's smart and sustainable drive, Mr. Dieter Poleyn, Regional Director (India, Middle East & Africa), Schréder, said, "The ... «Zawya, Apr 15»

Wildwood Native Goes Pro with Icelandic Football Club

Link's coach Robert Poleyn said she had an impressive run at SBU. “She has either set every career record or placed in the top five in every ... «Patch.com, May 13»