noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword Date: before 12th century a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority,
2. an agency or instrument of destruction or combat, the use of force , coercive power, something that resembles a sword, swordlike adjective
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