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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F.]

(Anc. Armor)

A ridge or projecting edge on a shoulder piece to turn the blow of a lance or other weapon from the joint of the armor.

passegarde ‎(plural passegardes)

A ridge or projecting edge on a shoulder piece to turn the blow of a lance or other weapon from the joint of the armour.