halberdier

Variant of halberd

halberd definition

hal·berd (hal′bərd)

noun

a combination spear and battle-ax used in the 15th and 16th cent.
also halbert hal′·bert (-bərt)

Etymology: LME haubert < OFr hallebarde & MDu hellebaerde, both < MHG helmbarte < helm, handle, staff (see helm) + barte, an ax, var. of bart, beard

Related Forms:

  • halberdier hal′·berd·ier′ (-bər dir′) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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