gentleman-at-arms

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, a bodyguard to the British monarch, instituted in 1509 and now having only ceremonial duties.

Word forms

gentleman-at-arms gentlemen-at-arms
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