Weapon Definition
An implement used or designed to be used to kill or injure a person. See also gun-control law.
Other Word Forms of Weapon
Noun
Origin of Weapon
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From Middle English wepen, from Old English wÇ£pen (“weapon, sword, arms"), from Proto-Germanic *wÄ“pnÄ… (“weapon"), of unknown origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wÄ“bnom. Cognate with Scots wapyn, wappen (“weapon"), West Frisian wapen (“weapon"), Dutch wapen (“weapon"), Low German wapen (“weapon"), German Waffe (“weapon"), Swedish vapen (“weapon"), Icelandic vopn (“weapon").
From Wiktionary
Middle English wepen from Old English wǣpen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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