ARQUEBUSIERS

Noun

arquebusiers

plural of arquebusier

Source: Wiktionary


ARQUEBUSIER

Ar`que*bus*ier, n. Etym: [F. arquebusier.]

Definition: A soldier armed with an arquebus. Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers. E. Lodge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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