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Where does “vambrace” come from?

vambrace (English) comes from Middle English vambrace, from Anglo-Norman vambras.

vambrace (English): The piece of armor designed to protect the arm...

Definitions

  1. The piece of armor designed to protect the arm...

Ancestry of “vambrace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishvambraceLower arm armour; vambrace
2Anglo-Normanvambras—

Words derived from “vambrace”

  • vambraced
Every word from Anglo-Norman vambras →