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🗡️ Egyptian soldier ⚔️ A curved sword
Mameluke

Mameluke

9.9
A short curved sword used for ceremony and worn by military officers with a dress uniform
  • noun
  • /ˈmæməˌluk/
translation icon : sable mameluco
  • Many Marine Corps officers carry a Mameluke as part of their formal dress uniform.

Examples

  • The officer marched with a polished Mameluke at his side during the ceremonial review.

  • He admired the ornate handle of the Mameluke displayed in the museum's military collection.

  • The officer proudly displayed his Mameluke during the ceremony.

  • She admired the intricate design of the Mameluke sword.

  • The officer marched with a polished Mameluke at his side during the ceremonial review.

  • Many Marine Corps officers carry a Mameluke as part of their formal dress uniform.

  • He admired the ornate handle of the Mameluke displayed in the museum's military collection.

Compounds

Mameluke soldier
9.9

A soldier from old Egypt who began life as a slave and later ruled

Mameluke dynasty
9.9

Family of rulers in Egypt and Syria made of former slave soldiers from the 1200s to the early 1500s

Surface Forms

Mameluke singular
Mamelukes plural

Etymology

Mameluke for a short, curved ceremonial sword is named after the Mameluke soldiers, who used similar short curved blades; that's why modern officers call their dress sword a 'Mameluke'.