halberdier
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hal·berd
(hăl′bərd, hôl′-) also hal·bert (-bərt)n.
A weapon of the 1400s and 1500s having an axelike 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, axe (from Old High German barta; see bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots).]
hal′ber·dier′ (-bər-dîr′) n.
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hal•berd•ier
(ˌhæl bərˈdɪər, ˌhɔl-)n.
a soldier, guard, or attendant armed with a halberd.
[1540–50; < Middle French]
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halberdier
n → Hellebardier m
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