epauliere vs plate armour

epauliere and plate armour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epauliere	Yes	No	No	No
plate armour	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plate armour is a hypernym of epauliere; that is, plate armour is a word with a broader meaning than epauliere:

epauliere: armor plate that protects the shoulder
plate armour: specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire

Other hypernyms of epauliere include armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor.

epauliere (noun)	plate armour (noun)
armor plate that protects the shoulder	specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
	a historical type of personal armor made from iron or steel plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century.