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messenger-at-arms

messenger-at-arms noun: an officer who executes the summonses of the Court of Session.

Noun

messenger-at-arms (plural messengers-at-arms)

  1. (Scotland) An officer who executes the summonses of the Court of Session.

Forms of messenger-at-arms

pluralmessengers-at-arms

Questions about messenger-at-arms

What does messenger-at-arms mean?
Messenger-at-arms means an officer who executes the summonses of the Court of Session.
What part of speech is messenger-at-arms?
Messenger-at-arms is a noun.
What is the plural of messenger-at-arms?
The plural of messenger-at-arms is messengers-at-arms.

Words near messenger-at-arms in the dictionary

  1. messenger of death
  2. messenger pigeon
  3. messenger pigeons
  4. messenger RNA
  5. messenger RNAs
  6. messenger-at-arms
  7. messengered
  8. messengerhood
  9. messengerial
  10. messengering
  11. messengerly

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