Master-at-arms Definition
măstər-ət-ärmz
masters-at-arms
noun
A petty officer responsible for keeping order, maintaining discipline, taking charge of prisoners, etc. on a ship or in a shore station.
Webster's New World
(UK, Army) A commissioned officer responsible for overseeing all fitness training in subordinate units.
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