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swordbrother

swordbrother noun: a man who is a member of a military brotherhood.

Noun

swordbrother (plural swordbrothers)

  1. A man who is a member of a military brotherhood.
    • Once initiated into the band, a swordbrother was bound to serve for life. Consequently, most crofters still preferred to serve in the king's shieidhost.2006, Josephine Godby, To Suffer the Crown, page 22
    • He was a swordbrother to the last, our commander.2015, Paul E. Horsman, Ordelanden: The Shadow of the Revenaunt, Book 3

Forms of swordbrother

pluralswordbrothers

Origin of swordbrother

From sword + brother.

Questions about swordbrother

What does swordbrother mean?
Swordbrother means a man who is a member of a military brotherhood.
What part of speech is swordbrother?
Swordbrother is a noun.
What is the plural of swordbrother?
The plural of swordbrother is swordbrothers.

Words near swordbrother in the dictionary

  1. swordblades
  2. swordboat
  3. swordboats
  4. swordbreaker
  5. swordbreakers
  6. swordbrother
  7. swordbrothers
  8. swordcraft
  9. sworde
  10. sworded
  11. sworder

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