man-of-armsn.

Brit.

/ˌmanəvˈɑːmz/, U.S.

/ˈmænəvˈɑrmz/

Inflections: Plural men-of-arms;

Forms: see man n.¹ and of prep. and arms n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: man n.¹, of prep., arms n.

Etymology: < man n.¹ + of prep. + the plural of arms n., after Middle French homme d'armes soldier, especially a heavily armed knight (late 14th cent.).

Now archaic.

= man-at-arms n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > mounted soldier > heavy-armed

man-of-armsa1375

man-at-arms1561

gendarmec1565

cuirassier1625

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1348 Þe duk hadde so gret an host of gode man of armes.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vi. 29 (MED) He is a noble man of armes.

1439 Rolls of Parl. V. 33/2 Noo Souldiours, Man of Armes, nor Archer.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xi. sig. Bvii The proprietes that men of armes ought to haue.

a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 2190 The man of armys, bothe with spere and sheld, With grete corage dressid them in to the feld.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 242/2 Man of armes, a horse man, lance.

1556–7 B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 165 Ther wher of y^e pesyonars 1 & mo besyd ther men of armes.

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon iii. xi. 580 Worth the pains, or notice of men of Arms.

1684 W. Winstanley England's Worthies: Shakespeare (new ed.) 346 A man of Arms, every inch of him.

1755 C. Arnold Mirror 6 A Man of Arms, I ween; his Coat of Mail, And all commanding Look denote the same.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) II. xvi. 334 Besides the 35,000 helots who attended the Spartans, each man of arms in the rest of the army was accompanied by one light armed.

1874 A. C. Swinburne Bothwell i. iii. 72 She sups with them—and in attendance there Some two or three I heard of—one of these No man of arms.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	man-of-arms
释义	man-of-armsn. Brit. /ˌmanəvˈɑːmz/, U.S. /ˈmænəvˈɑrmz/ Inflections: Plural men-of-arms; Forms: see man n.¹ and of prep. and arms n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: man n.¹, of prep., arms n. Etymology: < man n.¹ + of prep. + the plural of arms n., after Middle French homme d'armes soldier, especially a heavily armed knight (late 14th cent.). Now archaic. = man-at-arms n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > mounted soldier > heavy-armed man-of-armsa1375 man-at-arms1561 gendarmec1565 cuirassier1625 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1348 Þe duk hadde so gret an host of gode man of armes. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vi. 29 (MED) He is a noble man of armes. 1439 Rolls of Parl. V. 33/2 Noo Souldiours, Man of Armes, nor Archer. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xi. sig. Bvii The proprietes that men of armes ought to haue. a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 2190 The man of armys, bothe with spere and sheld, With grete corage dressid them in to the feld. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 242/2 Man of armes, a horse man, lance. 1556–7 B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 165 Ther wher of y^e pesyonars 1 & mo besyd ther men of armes. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon iii. xi. 580 Worth the pains, or notice of men of Arms. 1684 W. Winstanley England's Worthies: Shakespeare (new ed.) 346 A man of Arms, every inch of him. 1755 C. Arnold Mirror 6 A Man of Arms, I ween; his Coat of Mail, And all commanding Look denote the same. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) II. xvi. 334 Besides the 35,000 helots who attended the Spartans, each man of arms in the rest of the army was accompanied by one light armed. 1874 A. C. Swinburne Bothwell i. iii. 72 She sups with them—and in attendance there Some two or three I heard of—one of these No man of arms. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1375
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