man-at-arms
noun
plural men-at-arms
ˌmen-ət-ˈärmz 
: soldier
especially
: a heavily armed and usually mounted soldier
Examples of man-at-arms in a Sentence
the condottieri who served as men-at-arms for the Italian city-states often sold their allegiance to the highest bidder
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“Man-at-arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-at-arms. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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