The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.

present participle of arm

plural of arming

(law) Abbreviation of Armenia. / Abbreviation of Armenian. / Abbreviation of Aramaic. / Abbreviation of Armagh.

A surname. / A commune in Nièvre department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

plural of man-at-arms

(military) A fellow combatant or soldier.

(idiomatic) With enthusiasm, as if embracing

(heraldry) Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.

plural of sergeant-at-arms