brother-of-arms

Updated: July 24, 2025

When their shouts die, he makes, standing before the King, the startling announcement that he cannot lead them to battle, the brave heroes he has convoked. "I am not here as your brother-of-arms," he informs their consternation; "You behold me in the character of complainant.

Gertrude Hall Brownell - The Wagnerian Romances