greviere

English

Etymology

From French grevière, grèvière (compare grévière), a rare extended form of grève.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹɛvˈjɛəɹ/

Noun

greviere (plural grevieres)

1. (uncommon) A greave (leg armor).
   • 1902, Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Transactions - Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Bristol, page 150:

     He is represented in full armour of the period in the brassarts and grevieres hinged, and cuffs upturned and lace edged.

   • 1889, John Anthony Sparvel-Bayly, New Studies in Old Subjects, page 20:

     The armour worn by a knight in the fifteenth century consisted of: 1. The cuirass, covering the breast and back. […] 9. The grevieres, guards between the knee and foot. 10. The soulières, coverings for the feet.

Alternative forms

• grevière