Targe definition

Etymology

Old English targa m, targe f, from Germanic *targa. Reinforced in Middle English by Old French targe (French targe, Spanish tarja), itself from the Germanic. Cognate with German Zarge ‘border’.

Noun

A small shield.
- 1819: The Jester wore his usual fantastic habit, but late accidents had led him to adopt a good cutting falchion, instead of his wooden sword, with a targe to match it — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe