place of arms

place of arm

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleys uhv, ov ahrm]
- /pleɪs ʌv, ɒv ɑrm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleys uhv, ov ahrm]
- /pleɪs ʌv, ɒv ɑrm/

Definitions of place of arms words

noun place of arms an area in a fortress or a fortified town where troops could assemble for defense. 1
noun place of arms an enlarged part of the covered way in a fortification. 1

See all 2 definitions of place of arms

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Origin of place of arms

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Place of arms

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Place of arms

place of arms popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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.

place of arms usage trend in Literature

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