master-at-arms
noun
an officer of a fraternal organization, veterans' society, or the like, empowered to maintain order, exclude unauthorized persons, etc. MAA
masters-at-arms
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pluralof master-at-arms.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Order was kept by 26 polite, tough "masters-at-arms," i.e., seafaring bouncers.
From Time Magazine Archive
A dozen masters-at-arms came and went at Horn Hill, trying to turn Samwell into the knight his father wanted.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
But, alas! all this perfume could not be wasted for nothing; and the masters-at-arms and ship's corporals, putting this and that together, very soon burrowed into the secret.
From White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War by Herman Melville
Formerly the badge of office of boatswains' mates and masters-at-arms, made of three rattans bound together with waxed twine.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
"There's a chance for you boys to see some real action," declared one of the masters-at-arms.
From Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
