The Collaborative International Dictionary
paunce
Pance \Pance\, n. (Bot.) The pansy. [Also paunce.]
Wiktionary
paunce
Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete English) A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body. Etymology 2
n. (obsolete form of pansy English)
Usage examples of "paunce".
So louedst thou the lusty Hyacinct,So louedst thou the faire Coronis deare:Yet both are of thy haplesse hand extinct,Yet both in flowres do liue, and loue thee beare,The one a Paunce, the other a sweet breare:For griefe whereof, ye mote haue liuely seeneThe God himselfe rending his golden heare,And breaking quite his gyrlond euer greene,With other signes of sorrow and impatient teene.