armament

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

'ARMAMENT, noun [Latin armamenta, utensils, tackle, from arma.] A body of forces equipped for war; used of a land or naval force. It is more generally used of a naval force, including ships, men and all the necessary furniture for war.
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