warmaster

warmaster noun: an advisor to the sovereign who specializes in waging war.

Noun

warmaster (plural warmasters)

(sword and sorcery) An advisor to the sovereign who specializes in waging war.
- Ozymandias had jumped into the projects of warmasters so completely that he thought he might be losing sight of his original objectives.1981, Thomas F[rancis] Monteleone, Ozymandias, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 152
- The emperor sat within his tent of silk surrounded by his captains. His warmaster, Darik, was beside him.1985, David A[ndrew] Gemmell, chapter 21, in The King Beyond the Gate, London: Century Publishing, →ISBN, page 261

His warmasters rode behind him as an honor guard, grim and silent.2002, Jim Bishop, “Goblin King”, in Jess Lebow, editor, The Secrets of Magic, Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN, page 104:
Edwin, his sons and his warmaster led their horses to the gate in the stockade.2014, Edoardo Albert, Edwin, High King of Britain (The Northumbrian Thrones 1), Lion Fiction, →ISBN, page 208:
Walking away, Magnus abandoned his warmasters with that chilly notion to tuck into their bedrolls and guarantee them a restless sleep.2014, Christian A. Brown, Feast of Fates, →ISBN, page 433:

plural	warmasters

From war + master.

What does warmaster mean?: Warmaster means an advisor to the sovereign who specializes in waging war.
How do you use warmaster in a sentence?: His warmasters rode behind him as an honor guard, grim and silent.
What part of speech is warmaster?: Warmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of warmaster?: The plural of warmaster is warmasters.

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