basilard

[ bas-uh-lerd ]

noun

1. a medieval dagger having a tapering blade with straight transverse quillons and a T -shaped pommel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of basilard¹

1300–50; Middle English bas ( e ) lard, Medieval Latin basalardus, bassilardus. See bacillus, -ard

Example Sentences

Sometimes a clergyman had not only a basilard habitually hanging at his girdle, but also a sword for use on occasion.

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