gentleman-at-arms
noun
(in England) one of a guard of 40 gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions.
gentlemen-at-arms
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pluralof gentleman-at-arms.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Then came members of the royal household, gentlemen-at-arms, lords-in-waiting, and other officials without number.
From In the Days of Queen Victoria by Tappan, Eva March
But now the archbishop, fully seeing God’s will, called together, by Merlin’s counsel, a band of knights and gentlemen-at-arms, and set them about Arthur to keep him safely till the feast of Pentecost.
From The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir
Sophia took refuge with the Czarina and the two young princes in the fortified monastery of Troitsa, and summoned around her the gentlemen-at-arms.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by Rudd, John
The gentlemen-at-arms followed, and were ready enough to believe all she told them about the long-legged cat.
From The Princess and the Goblin by MacDonald, George
They all started up in affright, and rushing to the hall found the gentlemen-at-arms in consternation also.
From The Princess and the Goblin by MacDonald, George
