单词 | arms-bearing |
释义 | > as lemmasarms-bearing arms-bearing adj. and n. (a) [originally after classical Latin armifer (see armiferous adj.)] adj. that holds or possesses weapons; (b) n. use or possession of weapons. ΚΠ a1593 C. Marlowe tr. Ovid Elegies in C. Marlowe & J. Davies tr. Ovid Ouid's Elegies (c1603) ii. vi. sig. C4v Crowes suruiues armes-bearing Pallas [L. armiferae..Minervae] hate, Whose life nine ages scarce bring out of date. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. xix. 260 Imploy all their arms-bearing people in their martiall service. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 9 Upon their sharing In any Prosperous Arms-bearing. 1799 J. Cartwright Appeal Eng. Constit. (ed. 2) iii. ix. 190 Every nation has the inherent right of arms-bearing, on the eternal principle of self-defence. 1875 Advocate of Peace Mar. 35/2 A remorseless conscription sweeps in the entire arms bearing population. 2013 L. Duggan (title) Armsbearing and the clergy in the history and canon law of western Christianity. < as lemmas |
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