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man-at-arms

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man-at-arms (mnt-ärmz)
n. pl. men-at-arms (mn-)
A soldier, especially a medieval cavalryman supplied with heavy arms.
man-at-arms
n pl men-at-arms
(Military) a soldier, esp a heavily armed mounted soldier in medieval times
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Noun1.man-at-armsman-at-arms - a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
Translations
man-at-arms [ˈmænətˈɑːmz] N (men-at-arms (pl)) [ˈmenətˈɑːmz] → hombre m de armas
man-at-arms
n pl <men-at-arms> → Soldat m, → Krieger m (old)


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Presently the man-at-arms found what he sought, and, after tugging with ever diminishing strength, he felt the blade slip from its sheath.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
I have known when my bare word would have cast the best man-at-arms among ye out of saddle and out of service; and now must I up and away at the command of every groom such as thou.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
It is true, there are occasions when Nature asserts her violated dominions; -- but then the devouring of a man-at-arms, or the throttling of a consecrated bull, is a circumstance of too little moment to be more than hinted at in Epidaphne.
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