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place of arms

noun

  1. an area in a fortress or a fortified town where troops could assemble for defense.
  2. an enlarged part of the covered way in a fortification.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of place of arms1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences

The principal guard of a garrison town, usually posted in the place-of-arms, or the market-place.

Bamberg, as usual, became a Prussian place-of-arms; was charged to pay ransom of 40,000 pounds;—'cannot possibly!'

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Placentia Bayplace of articulation