Definition of Arbalister. Meaning of Arbalister. Synonyms of Arbalister

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Definition of Arbalister

Arbalister
Arbalester Ar"ba*lest`er, Arbalister Ar"ba*list`er, n. [OF. arblastere, OF. arbalestier. See Arbalest.] A crossbowman. [Obs.] --Speed.

Meaning of Arbalister from wikipedia

- Look up arbalest in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The arbalest (also arblast), a variation of the crossbow, came into use in Europe around the 12th...
- or quarrels. A person who shoots crossbow is called a crossbowman, an arbalister or an arbalist (after the arbalest, a European crossbow variant used during...
- arbalist: "One who casts or shoots from a bow." Hansard (1841) used the word arbalister for a cross-bowman (sic), the same usage as Webster and Johnson who reserved...
- Trahaearn and Caradog ap Gruffydd, who are reported to have had Norman arbalisters in their army. According to his biography, Gruffudd ap Cynan insisted...