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halberdiers

halberdiers is the plural of halberdier.

Meaning of halberdier

Noun

halberdier (plural halberdiers)

  1. A soldier armed with a halberd.
    • Jones did not think fit to acquaint the serjeant with his design; though he might have done it with great safety, for the halberdier was himself a man of honour, and had killed his man.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC

Questions about halberdiers

What is halberdiers the plural of?
Halberdiers is the plural of halberdier.

Words near halberdiers in the dictionary

  1. Halbach arrays
  2. Halbeath
  3. halberd
  4. halberded
  5. halberdier
  6. halberdiers
  7. halberdleaf yellow violet
  8. halberdleaf yellow violets
  9. halberdman
  10. halberdmen
  11. halberds

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