arms
UK /ɑːmz/ · US /ɑɹmz/ noun
Also a form of arm
- noun Weaponry, weapons.
- noun (heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, normally displayed upon an escutcheon and sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement “The arms of England are: gules, three lions passant guardant or.”
Synonyms
weaponry implements of war weapons system munition coat of arms blazon blazonry
Etymology
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.
See arm.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
- noun The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science. "Arms and the man I sing." Dryden.
Etymology [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See Arm, n.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “arms”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details