ecranche.
A type of shield, used in jousting, which had an indentation or notch to hold the lance.
Meaning & usage
A type of shield, used in jousting, which had an indentation or notch to hold the lance.
Where this word comes from
Seemingly from French, ultimately derived from cran (“notch”), although the semantics of écrancher (“uncrease, unnotch”) and its derivatives seem backward.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.