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gentleman-at-arms


gentleman–at–arms

noun
plural gentlemen–at–arms

Definition of GENTLEMAN-AT-ARMS

: one of a military corps of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions

First Known Use of GENTLEMAN-AT-ARMS

1859

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