gentlemen-at-arms

“Which refutes another base scandal,” said Lord Dalgarno, laughing, “alleging that linen was scarce among the French gentlemen-at-arms.”

The Fortunes of Nigel 2004

It came to be a proud pleasure to march to dinner attended by a glittering procession of officers of state and gentlemen-at-arms; insomuch, indeed, that he doubled his guard of gentlemen-at-arms, and made them a hundred.

Vietnam: Solutions McCarthy, Mary 1967

York, one of that monarch's gentlemen-at-arms at Boulogne.

Notes and Queries, Number 47, September 21, 1850 Various

From one of the archways here one might see in the mind's eye Mme. de Pompadour come out with a hawk on her wrist, or even Henri de Navarre with his gentlemen-at-arms, all their plumes alight in the sun as they mounted their horses for a morning's boar-hunt.

Now It Can Be Told Philip Gibbs 1919

Next came Vitellozzo's horse followed by fifty mounted gentlemen-at-arms -- the duke's Caesarean guard -- immediately preceding Cesare himself.

The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912

In addition to publishing an edict against pillage and violence in the City of Urbino, Cesare made doubly sure that none should take place by sending his soldiers to encamp at Fermignano, retaining near him in Urbino no more than his gentlemen-at-arms.

The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912

Queen's maids, and kept a sharp lookout lest any of the young ladies under her charge should steal too shy glances at the pages and gentlemen-at-arms who waited on the King.

Tales From Scottish Ballads Elizabeth Wilson Grierson 1908

His domestic establishment was on a princely scale, filled with chamberlains, gentlemen-at-arms, knights, retainers, and all the panoply of social dignity; and there was also place in his household for persons of merit and in need of protection.

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 2 Filson Young 1907

His domestic establishment was on a princely scale, filled with chamberlains, gentlemen-at-arms, knights, retainers, and all the panoply of social dignity; and there was also place in his household for persons of merit and in need of protection.

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Complete Filson Young 1907

His domestic establishment was on a princely scale, filled with chamberlains, gentlemen-at-arms, knights, retainers, and all the panoply of social dignity; and there was also place in his household for persons of merit and in need of protection.

Christopher Columbus Young, Filson 1906