poitrinal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French poitrinal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔɪ.tɹin.əl/

Noun

poitrinal (plural poitrinals)

1. Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”)
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 30:

     The Poitrinal, Pectoral, or Breast Plate was formed of plates of metal rivetted together, which covered the breast and shoulders of the horse, it was commonly adorned with foliage, or other ornaments engraved or embossed.

2. Obsolete spelling of petronel (“firearm”)

Related terms

• poitrine, poitrel
• petronel
• pectoral

References

• Robert Burn (1842). A Naval and Military Technical Dictionary of the French Language: With Explanations of the Various Terms in English, p. 131

Old French

Etymology

poitrine +‎ -al.

Adjective

poitrinal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular poitrinal or pointrinale)

1. chest (relating to the chest, the area between the neck and the belly)

Noun

poitrinal oblique singular, m (oblique plural poitrinaus or poitrinax or poitrinals, nominative singular poitrinaus or poitrinax or poitrinals, nominative plural poitrinal)

1. chest (the area between the neck and the belly)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (poitrinal)