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gentleman-at-arms

gen·tle·man-at-arms
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jen-tl-muh n at ahrm]
    • /ˈdʒɛn tl mən æt ɑrm/
    • /ˈdʒentlmən ət ɑːmz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-tl-muh n at ahrm]
    • /ˈdʒɛn tl mən æt ɑrm/

Definitions of gentleman-at-arms word

  • noun plural gentleman-at-arms (in England) one of a guard of 40 gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions. 1
  • noun gentleman-at-arms a member of the guard who attend the British sovereign on ceremonial and state occasions 0
  • noun gentleman-at-arms any of a corps of men of rank, traditionally forty, who accompany the British sovereign as a military guard on important occasions 0

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Origin of gentleman-at-arms

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Gentleman-at-arms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gentleman-at-arms popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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