cuisse

noun

ˈkwis 

variants or less commonly cuish

ˈkwish 

: a piece of plate armor for the front of the thigh see armor illustration

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cusseis, plural, from Anglo-French quisez, plural of quissel, from quisse thigh, from Latin coxa hip — more at coxa

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above