hal·berd (h l b rd, hôl-) also hal·bert (-brt)n. A weapon of the 15th and 16th centuries having an axlike blade and a steel spike mounted on the end of a long shaft. [French hallebarde, from Old French alabarde, from Old Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarde, halmbarte : helm, handle + barte, ax (from Old High German barta; see bhardh-  - in Indo-European roots).]hal  ber·dier (-br-dîr) n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  halberdier - a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone |
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halberdier
n → Hellebardier m
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