sword-bearer

[ sawrd-bair-er ]

/ ˈsɔrdˌbɛər ər /

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noun British.

an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.

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Origin of sword-bearer

First recorded in 1400–50, sword-bearer is from the late Middle English swerd berer. See sword, bearer

Words nearby sword-bearer

swoosh, swop, sword, sword bayonet, sword bean, sword-bearer, sword belt, swordbill, sword cane, swordcraft, sword dance

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How to use sword-bearer in a sentence

But then the sword is miraculously returned to him, and he girds for battle once again.
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Unlike all the trailers and screen shots for the movie, in the Bible Moses never holds a sword or wears armor.
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Joshua puts to the sword women, infants, and animals at Jericho.
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At Towton Field, on 29th March, 1461, 33,000 men perished by the sword and were buried there.
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The men, whose poniards his sword parried, had recourse to fire-arms, and two pistols were fired at him.
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Whatever you do, don't write a word to that Carr friend of yours; he's as sharp as a two-edged sword.
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He stabbed her from beneath, and passed half of his sword through her body, and at that the poor lady fell.
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Since words have different meanings, we may sometimes find that a pair of words exemplify all three Laws, as plough and sword.
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The teeth of beasts, and scorpions, and serpents, and the sword taking vengeance upon the ungodly unto destruction.
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British Dictionary definitions for sword-bearer

swordbearer

/ (ˈsɔːdˌbɛərə) /

noun

an official who carries a ceremonial sword

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