noun
- armor for the breast of a horse
Usage: historical; archaic
Examples
- The knight’s destrier wore a decorated poitrel into battle.
- Medieval armor included a poitrel to protect the horse’s chest.
- The museum displayed a complete set of horse armor with poitrel and flanchard.
- Craftsmen hammered intricate designs into the steel poitrel.
- The poitrel was an essential piece of equestrian armor during the Middle Ages.