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sword(encyclopedia)
sword(1)(dictionary)
Sword(medicine)
sword(dictionary)
sword(2)(dictionary)
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back-sword(dictionary)
sword dance(dictionary)
Sword-shaped(medicine)

sword-bearer (iou)



sword-bearer noun. LME.
[from SWORD noun + BEARER.]
An official who carries a sword of State before a person of rank on ceremonial occasions. LME.
b. gen. Any person who carries or wears a sword. M16.
A ruler or magistrate having authority to punish offenders. M17.
Hist. One of an order of knights in Poland, founded in 1204. M17.