swordbearer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Wallace looked around; Edwin was far away, and he felt but half appointed when wanting his youthful swordbearer.
From The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter
The swordbearer and Lord Mayor, in state, walked next; then the aldermen, sheriffs, and the Drapery livery, followed by all the ladies, gentlewomen, and aldermen's wives.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
Our first visit was to Madame Humiecka, wife of the swordbearer to the crown; this lady is my aunt.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
"At the entrance of the city a triumphal arch of great size and beauty had been erected, under which the civic authorities—Lord Mayor, town-clerk, swordbearer, &c. &c.— waited on their sovereign."
From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Sarah Tytler
In some parts of the country a swordbearer accompanied the Morris-men.
From The Morris Book, Part 1 A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England by Cecil J. Sharp
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