buckler vs pavise

buckler and pavise both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
buckler	Yes	No	No	No
pavise	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pavise is a hyponym of buckler; that is, pavise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than buckler:

buckler: armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
pavise: (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position

Other hyponyms of buckler include escutcheon, scutcheon, pavis.

buckler (noun)	pavise (noun)
armor carried on the arm to intercept blows	(Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position