man-at-arms
2
9.9
- noun
- /mæn-ət-ɑrmz/
- Archaic
:
hombre de armas
- The knight rode into battle accompanied by his loyal man-at-arms.
- knights and men-at-arms
- a dozen men-at-arms
- two men-at-arms
Examples
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A great king and a valiant man-at-arms.
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Buldram's two men-at-arms were standing in front of the knight's door, both talking at the same time.
Fiction book (2002) -
And for the most part, the man-at-arms would have been right.
Fiction book (1992) -
One of the men-at-arms will have to do.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now they will fear the Greek men-at-arms!
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This is the brotherhood of men-at-arms.
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He comes with 100 men-at-arms.
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A few stable boys and men-at-arms paused in their duties to watch.
Fiction book (1992) -
My men-at-arms.
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The Graham host accompanying Ridley was enormous, swollen to several hundred men-at-arms and retainers.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
2
8.1
A soldier who fights on horseback or in vehicles
1
7.9
A soldier or knight who fights while riding a horse
1
9.9
A soldier who fights on horseback and uses a short rifle
A soldier who fights on horseback
A soldier on horseback who fights using a long pole with a metal tip
A soldier who guards a king or noble and lives in their household in medieval times
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Man-at-arms comes from the phrase man 'man' + arms 'weapons', so it literally means a man 'with weapons' or 'ready for battle'. It was used for heavily armed medieval soldiers, often on horseback, and that is why today it names a professional, well-armed fighter from that time.