Placard
Placard , noun
[French, from plaquer to lay or clap on, plaque plate, tablet; probably from Dutch, compare Dutch plakken to paste, post up, plak a flat piece of wood.]
1.
A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority. [Obsolete]
All placards or edicts are published in his name.
2.
Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something. [Obsolete] — ller
3.
A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a poster.
4.
(Anc. Armor) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate. — Planché
5.
A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
Placard , transitive verb
1.
To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city.
2.
To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.