arbalest en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɑɹbəlɪst/ (General-American)
- /ˈɑːbəlɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English arblast, from Old French arbaleste (modern arbalète), from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus + ballista.
Meanings
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A steel crossbow.
He excelled with the arbalest steel crossbow, winning the nickname the Arbalestier and joined Bahriyya regiment, the crack soldiers who defeated the Crusaders and became known as the Turkish Lions and the Islamic Templars.
2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 329:
- A crossbowman who uses an arbalest.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arblast | alternative | lexicographic | |
| arbelest | alternative | lexicographic | |
| arbalet | alternative | lexicographic | |
| arbalests | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| arbalist | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
pl arbalet (late form of medieval crossbow) · ru арбале́т (late form of medieval crossbow) · io arbalesto (late form of medieval crossbow) · pt arbaleta (late form of medieval crossbow) · sh samostrel (late form of medieval crossbow) · de Arbalest (late form of medieval crossbow) · eo arbalesto (late form of medieval crossbow) · mg arbaleta (late form of medieval crossbow)