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passages of arms

passages of arms is the plural of passage of arms.

Meaning of passage of arms

Noun

passage of arms (plural passages of arms)

  1. A chivalric feat of arms involving the forcing of a passage protected by a knight or a group of knights.
  2. Any feat of arms, especially when used to display the prowess of the participants.
  3. A fight; (figuratively), an argument or verbal altercation.
    • [S]he is the high standard of comparison among the neighbouring wives […], who in any domestic passages of arms habitually call upon their husbands to look at the difference between their position and Mrs. Snagsby’s[…].1852, Charles Dickens, chapter 10, in Bleak House

Questions about passages of arms

What is passages of arms the plural of?
Passages of arms is the plural of passage of arms.

Words near passages of arms in the dictionary

  1. passagemaker
  2. passagemakers
  3. passager
  4. passagers
  5. passages
  6. passages of arms
  7. passageway
  8. passageways
  9. passagework
  10. passageworks
  11. passaggi

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