grand guard

Noun

 * 1)  A piece of plate armor protecting one shoulder, side of the chest, and side of the neck (typically the left), during jousting, augmenting or replacing a pauldron.
 * 2) * 2017, Mackenzie Flohr, The Rite of Wands, BHC Press/Indigo
 * On the field, Aindrias charged down the barrier towards his opponent, their lances shattering as each made contact with their gritted grand guards.
 * 1) * 2017, Mackenzie Flohr, The Rite of Wands, BHC Press/Indigo
 * On the field, Aindrias charged down the barrier towards his opponent, their lances shattering as each made contact with their gritted grand guards.
 * 1) * 2017, Mackenzie Flohr, The Rite of Wands, BHC Press/Indigo
 * On the field, Aindrias charged down the barrier towards his opponent, their lances shattering as each made contact with their gritted grand guards.