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shield-bearer

noun

Etymology

From Middle English scheeld-berere, equivalent to shield + bearer.

  1. inherited from scheeld-berere

Definitions

  1. A person who carries a shield, either a warrior, or a lower-ranking person who carries a…

    A person who carries a shield, either a warrior, or a lower-ranking person who carries a shield for a higher-ranking person.

    • “Never have shield-bearers so grim of face ever landed before on out shores!”
    • The wise king mounted the royal saddle and rode out in style with a force of shield-bearers.

The neighborhood

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