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arms

UK/ɑːmz/ US/ɑɹmz/ common

noun

1.
2.

the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

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Origin

From Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 2.

Phrases

  • arms dealer
  • arms trafficking
  • Berney Arms
  • Bronwydd Arms
  • coat of arms
  • Craven Arms
  • equality of arms
  • feat of arms

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