arms.
Weaponry, weapons.
Meaning & usage
Weaponry, weapons.
A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, normally displayed upon an escutcheon and sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement
The arms of England are: gules, three lions passant guardant or.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 2.
third-person singular simple present indicative of arm
If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 2.
plural of arm
Where this word comes from
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