masters-at-arms

Variant of master-at-arms

master-at-arms definition

master-at-arms (-ət ärmz′)

noun pl. masters-at-arms mas′ters-at-arms′

U.S. Navy 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 College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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