armed (adj.)

"equipped for battle," early 13c., past-participle adjective from arm (v.).

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"to furnish with weapons," c. 1200, from Old French armer "provide weapons to; take up arms," or directly from Latin armare "furnish with arms," from arma "weapons," literally "tools, implements" of war (see arm (n.2)). Intransitive sense "provide oneself with weapons" in English is from c. 1400. Related: Armed; arming.

unarmed (adj.)

c. 1300, "with armor removed," from un- (1) "not" + armed, or else past-participle adjective from unarm "strip of armor" (c. 1300), from un- (2) "opposite of" + arm (v.). Meaning "not fitted to attack, weaponless" is from late 14c.

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Definitions of armed

armed (adj.)

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms;

armed robbery

armed (adj.)

having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination;

the many-armed goddess Shiva

armed (adj.)

(used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns;

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