kneeletn.
rare.
A piece of armour or clothing protecting or covering the knee; spec., a genouillère.
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a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 215 A necessary part of a suit of armour was distinguished by this name (genouillères) in the days of chivalry; and the article of dress which corresponds to it may be called kneelets, if for a new article we strike a new word.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 31 Mar. 3/2 This is, properly speaking, not a garter at all: it is a kneelet, if I may coin the term.
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