Definition of "man-at-arms" []

• A soldier, especially a medieval cavalryman supplied with heavy arms. (noun)

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• "They were all the rage in the scifi stories I was raised with and nothing turns me off more than to know that some intrepid soul is going on a Hero's Journey with and elf, a wizard and a swarthy man-at-arms by his side."
• ""Eh, Red Sonya!" shouted a man-at-arms, waving his pike."
• "She was just a country girl, but she dressed as a man-at-arms, she had a banner embroidered with lilies and angels."