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pisan (c.1259)

The form pissein is a cross reference to the following entry:

pisan (c.1259)

pesin,  pesyne;  pissein,  pysane  
  FEW: Gdf:  pisain 6,173c / pisanes 6,173c GdfC: TL: pisain 7,976 DEAF:  pisain  DMF:  Pisan  TLF: OED:  pisane n.  MED:  pisan(e n.  DMLBS:  Pisanus 2290b

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1mil.demonymman from Pisa, Pisan soldier
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  Puis touz les Pisans [et] Genevois vindrent au Roi Richard et lui jurerent foi et foialté contre toutes gentz  Rich I 27.6
2armourmil.mail collar attached to the helmet for protecting the neck and upper chest
( 1355 )  unus constabularius armatus cum dublet plat’ bacinett’ cum pisan et aventail et bratz et cerotecis  Norwich Records 391
( 1392-93 )  prist luy folonesment une chivalle, une haubryke, une pysane, et une basynet, pur quel il fuit prys, et convict de mesme la felonie  King’s Council Ireland 243
( 1398-99 )  Item, .vij. pauncez e .j. brace [...] Item, .vj. pesinz [...] pris le pece .vj. livre. Item .xxx. petitz peces de malle a guyse de borders [...]  TNA E163/6/13 m.2r
( 1415; MS: s.xv1/4 )  Et autre armure, c'est assaver baysnet ov l'ombrere et la ventaille, plates, pesynes et habergeons  Man lang ANTS 79.29
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 )  basynet ou lumbrere et la ventaile, pisseins (var. (T,A: s.xiv1/4,c.1425) pesynes), platez, haburgion, v[a]mbras, rerebras [...]  Liber Donati (D) 26.331
1 toponym Pisan tower, fortified tower of the Pisans in Acre
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) La tur de Pisans, La tur de Geneveis, Le chastel le rei de Acre,  Iter paris 165

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See also:

Pisaner 
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