sword-bearer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sword-bearer
First recorded in 1400–50, sword-bearer is from the late Middle English swerd berer. See sword, bearer
Example Sentences
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To Vancouver's astonishment, London's 613th Lord Mayor accepted the invitation, promised to bring with him the Lord Mayor's whole retinue, lord sheriff, macebearer, sword-bearer and city marshal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now a sumo wrestler whose Japanese name is an ancient word for dawn, attended by a sword-bearer and a dew sweeper, ritually purified the ground on a chilly silver morning.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I too knew of that will," continued the sword-bearer, "but at the first moment I did not think it an invincible impediment."
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
But the sword-bearer, coming out along the gutter of the house, saw a movement in the rear ranks of the enemy toward the fields and thickets extending along the left side of Volmontovichi.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
In fact, the sword-bearer of Rossyeni was carried off the next day to Tyltsa, beyond the elector's boundary.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
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