halberdmann.

Brit.

/ˈhalbədmən/, U.S.

/ˈhælbərdmən/,

/ˈhɔlbərdmən/,

/ˈhɑlbərdmən/

Inflections: Plural halberdmen.

Forms:

α. 1500s–1700s halbertman, 1800s– halberdman.

β. 1800s– halberdsman, 1900s– halbardsman (nonstandard).

Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < halberd n. + man n.¹, and partly (in β. forms) < the genitive of halberd n. + man n.¹

A soldier armed with a halberd (halberd n. 1a) (now historical). Also: a person, esp. a guard, who carries a halberd as a symbol of office. Cf. halberdier n., halberd bearer n. at halberd n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > halberd

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α.

1595 A. Duncan Appendix Etymologiae: Index in Latinae Grammaticae Satelles, a halbert man.

1633 J. Shirley Bird in Cage ii. sig. C4 Rol. You are one of the List. 1. A poore Halbert man Sir.

1646 J. Lilburne Londons Liberty in Chains 9 The Lord Maior..g[a]ve command to the Constables and Halbert-men then standing at the doore.

1739 J. Gregory Man. Mod. Geogr. 166 The Procession begins: First, the Constable, with his Staff, after him 12 Halbert Men.

1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic I. ii. ii. 313 Arquebuseers, spearsmen, and halberdmen.

1888 York Herald 12 May (Suppl.) 2/1 The halberdmen's hats have Granby laceband and binding.

1906 Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 293 Even the symbols of the law, wigs, gowns, halberd-men, and so on, grotesque as they may sometimes seem, serve a useful purpose.

2005 F. J. Baumgartner in T. Dorland & B. D. Steele Heirs of Archimedes ii. 77 The ratio of pikemen and halberdmen to arquebusiers was 4 to 1.

β. 1867 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands III. 96 Pikemen as well as halberdsmen carried rapiers.1972 M. Rosenberg Masks of King Lear 269 Frightened by his own fantasy, he calls up his halberdsmen for support.2013 R. A. Gabriel Between Flesh & Steel i. 2 With the cavalry halted before the wall of pikes, Swiss halberdsmen and ax throwers attacked.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	halberdman
释义	halberdmann. Brit. /ˈhalbədmən/, U.S. /ˈhælbərdmən/, /ˈhɔlbərdmən/, /ˈhɑlbərdmən/ Inflections: Plural halberdmen. Forms: α. 1500s–1700s halbertman, 1800s– halberdman. β. 1800s– halberdsman, 1900s– halbardsman (nonstandard). Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < halberd n. + man n.¹, and partly (in β. forms) < the genitive of halberd n. + man n.¹ A soldier armed with a halberd (halberd n. 1a) (now historical). Also: a person, esp. a guard, who carries a halberd as a symbol of office. Cf. halberdier n., halberd bearer n. at halberd n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > halberd bill1495 bill-hagera1500 halberdier1517 billman1530 halberds1543 glaive1577 halberdman1595 partisan1649 α. 1595 A. Duncan Appendix Etymologiae: Index in Latinae Grammaticae Satelles, a halbert man. 1633 J. Shirley Bird in Cage ii. sig. C4 Rol. You are one of the List. 1. A poore Halbert man Sir. 1646 J. Lilburne Londons Liberty in Chains 9 The Lord Maior..g[a]ve command to the Constables and Halbert-men then standing at the doore. 1739 J. Gregory Man. Mod. Geogr. 166 The Procession begins: First, the Constable, with his Staff, after him 12 Halbert Men. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic I. ii. ii. 313 Arquebuseers, spearsmen, and halberdmen. 1888 York Herald 12 May (Suppl.) 2/1 The halberdmen's hats have Granby laceband and binding. 1906 Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 293 Even the symbols of the law, wigs, gowns, halberd-men, and so on, grotesque as they may sometimes seem, serve a useful purpose. 2005 F. J. Baumgartner in T. Dorland & B. D. Steele Heirs of Archimedes ii. 77 The ratio of pikemen and halberdmen to arquebusiers was 4 to 1. β. 1867 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands III. 96 Pikemen as well as halberdsmen carried rapiers.1972 M. Rosenberg Masks of King Lear 269 Frightened by his own fantasy, he calls up his halberdsmen for support.2013 R. A. Gabriel Between Flesh & Steel i. 2 With the cavalry halted before the wall of pikes, Swiss halberdsmen and ax throwers attacked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1595
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