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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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 George MacDonald
"What coil is this about castles and lords and gentlemen-at-arms?" said Myles.
From Men of Iron by Howard Pyle
The other three gentlemen-at-arms despatched by you are at this moment bringing him up the hill, very carefully, following my instructions.
From Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
On each side of her stood the gentlemen-at-arms in two rows, each one a little smaller than the other, from giants two miles high, down to the tiniest dwarf no bigger than my little finger.
From Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 by Edward Everett Hale
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 Eva March Tappan
