† leading-weaponn.Obsolete a weapon serving as a ‘leading-staff’.
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1622 F. MarkhamFive Decades Epist. of Warrev. i. 10 To conclude, the Colonell is to bee armed at all points like the Captaine, onely his Leading-weapon, and Feather-staffe is of a much lesse proportion.