paunce means A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
paunce is pronounced /pɔːns/.
noun
- A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body.“The chest of armour, explicitly stated to have belonged to Oldcastle, contained a pair of 'close bristeplattes', a steel 'paunce', chain mail and another breastplate 'cum lez wyngges', all of which had been confiscated by Sir Thomas ...”