MAN-AT-ARMS (men-at-arms)

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Irregular inflected form: men-at-arms   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does man-at-arms mean? 

• MAN-AT-ARMS (noun)
  The noun MAN-AT-ARMS has 1 sense:

1. a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times

  Familiarity information: MAN-AT-ARMS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAN-AT-ARMS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("man-at-arms" is a kind of...):

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)

 Context examples 

On the further side was a small door, on each side of which stood men-at-arms.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Two-score men, with my own men-at-arms and squires, will serve as a poop-guard.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Hast surely never seen a man-at-arms, that thou shouldst stare so?”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Since you ask me,” said the man-at-arms, “I would take it kindly if you could spare a link or two of the chain which hangs round your neck.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Of his own people he hath brought together, as I learn, some fifty thousand, with twelve thousand of the French free companies, who are, as you know very valiant and expert men-at-arms.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I have forty men-at-arms, sire,” said Sir Oliver.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was a very valiant man, but at the battle of Brignais he was spitted through the body by a Hainault man-at-arms.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Or five men-at-arms,” said Black Simon.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Why, it is old Sam Aylward of the White Company!” shouted the man-at-arms.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Is it not enow to make a man's heart dance to see this noble Company, such valiant men-at-arms, such lusty archers?

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)