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archpaladin

/ɑɹt͡ʃˈpælədɪn/

archpaladin noun: a supreme paladin.

Noun

archpaladin (plural archpaladins)

  1. (rare) A supreme paladin.
    • Foremost in her mind has always been to serve the Archpaladin [Heironeous] and improve the lives of others with His teachings.2004 August, Rick LaRue, “Greyhawk’s Knights of Holy Shielding: Valor Is Our Blood!”, in Dungeon, number 113, page 94
    • Heironeous, The Invincible, The Archpaladin, is the champion of rightful combat and chivalrous deeds.2007 April, Sean K Reynolds, “Heironeous”, in Dragon, volume XXXI, number 11, issue 354, page 19

Examples of archpaladin in a sentence

  • Mostly whiteshirts, from initiate Healers to patrolmen to Electors and ArchPaladins in full battle gear.2010, Tim Akers, The Horns of Ruin, Amherst, N.Y.: Pyr, →ISBN, page 266:
  • It's best if you can find a friend or some players to help you out with each quests for Archpaladin.2019 August 1, SyedXD123, the_beast69, “What Class?”, in reddit.com:
  • History was wrought romanticised tales of grand crusades lead by heroic Archpaladins of old, spreading God's word to the dark and corrupt corners of the kingdom through their might and zeal.2021, C. R. Butterworth, The Exile, Liberation (Book 1), C. R. Butterworth:
  • Things like using Archpaladin to mitigate true damage, or recommending Health Vamp on farming classes that don't benefit from it.2022 February 18, xiaomole, “Combatting Misinformation”, in reddit.com:

Forms of archpaladin

pluralarchpaladins

Origin of archpaladin

From arch- + paladin. Originally from the Dungeons & Dragons franchise, in which the fictional deity, Heironeous, is known as The Archpaladin, and the AdventureQuest game.

Questions about archpaladin

What does archpaladin mean?
Archpaladin means a supreme paladin.
How do you use archpaladin in a sentence?
Mostly whiteshirts, from initiate Healers to patrolmen to Electors and ArchPaladins in full battle gear.
What part of speech is archpaladin?
Archpaladin is a noun.
How do you pronounce archpaladin?
Archpaladin is pronounced /ɑɹt͡ʃˈpælədɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of archpaladin?
The plural of archpaladin is archpaladins.

Words near archpaladin in the dictionary

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  2. archosauromorph
  3. archosauromorphs
  4. archosaurs
  5. archostematan
  6. archpaladin
  7. archpaladins
  8. archpastor
  9. archpastors
  10. archpirate
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