<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pavises</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>shields</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>pavis</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pavise</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pavois</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pavoises</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Large shields, usually rectangular and typically with a central vertical groove on the inside into which a pole was fitted to prop the shields upright. They were commonly used from the 14th to the 16th century to protect archers on foot. ]]></note></mads>