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housecarl

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(ho̵us′kärl′)

noun

a member of the bodyguard or household troops of a Danish or English king or nobleman in late Anglo-Saxon times

Origin: Late OE huscarl < ON hūskarl, lit., houseman: see house & churl

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noun

A member of the bodyguard or household troops of a Danish or Anglo-Saxon king or noble.

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