glaive
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glaive

noun \ˈglāv\

Definition of GLAIVE

archaic
: sword; especially : broadsword

Origin of GLAIVE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, sword, lance, from Latin gladius sword
First Known Use: 15th century

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