Glaive Definition

glāv
noun
A sword; esp., a broadsword.
Webster's New World

A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve.

Wiktionary

A light lance with a long sharp-pointed head.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Glaive

Noun

Singular:
glaive
Plural:
glaives

Origin of Glaive

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin gladius gladiator

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French gleve, from Latin gladius (“sword”)

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

GGLGLA

Words Ending With

EVEIVE

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glaive

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