Definition of POITREL

poitrel

Meanings

Plural: poitrels

Noun

  • A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English: the form poitral is from central/Parisian French poitrel, "introduced into English apparently by Caxton"; the older form peitral (Middle English peitrel, paytrel, etc) was borrowed from Anglo-Norman peitral; both are from Old French poitral (modern French poitrail).

Scrabble Score: 9

poitrel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
poitrel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
poitrel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

poitrel is a valid Words With Friends word