gentleman-at-arms

American  

[jen-tl-muhn-uht-ahrmz] / ˈdʒɛn tl mən ətˈɑrmz /

noun

plural

gentlemen-at-arms

1. (in England) one of a guard of 40 gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions.

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gentleman-at-arms British  

noun

1. a member of the guard who attend the British sovereign on ceremonial and state occasions

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Etymology

Origin of gentleman-at-arms

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

"Aye," said old Diccon, "belike thou goest to some grand castle to live there, and be a page there and what not, and then, haply, a gentleman-at-arms in some great lord's pay."

From Men of Iron by Pyle, Howard

After the Restoration appointed captain and paymaster of the corps of gentleman-at-arms.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various