vamplate
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Vamplate%252C_Augsburg%252C_1500s_-_Higgins_Armory_Museum_-_DSC05478.JPG.webp)
vamplate
![](Images/wiktionary/H%C3%A9raldique_meuble_Lance.svg.png.webp)
heraldic depiction of a vamplated lance
![](Images/wiktionary/Tournament_bavarian_engraving.png.webp)
Bavarian engraving of a tournament scene
Alternative forms
- vamplet
Etymology
From French avant (“fore”) and English plate.
Noun
vamplate (plural vamplates)
- A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to stabilize and protect the hand.