Definition of Halberdier. Meaning of Halberdier. Synonyms of Halberdier

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Definition of Halberdier

Halberdier
Halberdier Hal`berd*ier", n. [F. hallebardier.] One who is armed with a halberd. --Strype.

Meaning of Halberdier from wikipedia

- (battleaxe) joined to form helmbarte. Troops that used the weapon were called halberdiers. The word has also been used to describe a weapon of the Early Bronze...
- Portrait of a Halberdier, The Halberdier or Man with a Halberd is a 1529-1530 or 1537 oil painting by Pontormo, originally painted on panel and later transferred...
- loitered in the courtyard of the Prinsenhof examining the premises. A halberdier asked him why he was waiting there. He excused himself by saying that...
- join the Army, finally succeeding with the (fictitious) Royal Corps of Halberdiers, an old but not too fashionable regiment. He trains as an officer and...
- Look up halberdier, halberdiers, halberds, halbert, or halberts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A halbert is a two-handed pole weapon. Halbert may...
- with halberds, the Guard being also known as the Royal Guard of the Halberdiers (Portuguese: Guarda Real dos Alabardeiros). The Royal Guard of the Archers...
- break the deadlock of the push of pike, as the Swiss and Germans used halberdiers, comparable to the role of the German Doppelsöldner during the same period...
- Head of a Halberdier is a fragment of a painting by a follower of Netherlandish artist Hieronymus Bosch. It is currently in the Museo del Prado in Madrid...
- The Imperial Guard of the Archers (Portuguese: Guarda Imperial dos Archeiros) was the ceremonial palace guard of the Brazilian Monarchs from the establishing...
- origin of the terracotta head.[citation needed] Pontormo, Portrait of a Halberdier, 1528 Parmigianino, Virgin with Child, St. John the Baptist, and Mary...