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