swordbrother

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sword +‎ brother

Noun[edit]

swordbrother (plural swordbrothers)

  1. (fantasy) A man who is a member of a military brotherhood.
    • 2006, Josephine Godby, To Suffer the Crown, page 22:
      Once initiated into the band, a swordbrother was bound to serve for life. Consequently, most crofters still preferred to serve in the king's shieidhost.
    • 2015, Paul E. Horsman, Ordelanden: The Shadow of the Revenaunt, Book 3:
      He was a swordbrother to the last, our commander.
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