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voulgier en · NOUN

Etymology

From French voulgier, vougier; equivalent to voulge + -ier.

Meanings

1. (uncommon) A fighter armed with a voulge, particularly in a French military context.
   • The camp at Pont de L'Arche consisted of professional soldiers, archers du camp, professional archers and crossbow men, ablaters, halberdiers, voulgiers and pikemen, all of whom were waged professional soldiers and not, ... 2019, Stephen David, Last Champion of York: Francis Lovell, Richard III's Truest Friend, The Crowood Press, →ISBN:
   • In terms of the best two-handed, versatile damage dealers, the Vlandian Voulgier and the Sturgian Ulfhednar are perhaps the best options. The Vlandian Voulgier is so powerful because they each come with a polearm to counter cavalry […] On the other hand, the Sturgian Ulfhednar has superior base damage output, athletics, and throwing skill, with 150 two-handed and athletics skill level compared with the Voulgier 130, and 130 throwing compared with 80 for the Voulgier. 2020, GamerGuides.com, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - Strategy Guide, Gamer Guides
   • And just so in the other cases : voulgiers were foot - soldiers armed with the voulge or vouge, a single-edged blade fixed to a pole; […] 1882, Alfred Barbou, Victor Hugo and his time, tr. by E.E. Frewer, page 199:

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