man-of-war

[ man-uhv-wawr ]

noun,plural men-of-war.

Origin of man-of-war

1
1400–50 in sense “soldier”; late Middle English

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British Dictionary definitions for man-of-war

man-of-war

nounplural men-of-war or men o' war

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