noun Armor.
- a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
noun
- (often plural) a piece of armour worn to protect the shin from the ankle to the knee
leg armor, c.1300, from Old French greve “shin, armor for the leg” (12c.), of unknown origin. [Klein suggests it ultimately is from Egyptian Arabic gaurab “stocking, apparel for the leg.”]