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housecarl
house·carl [ hówss krl ] (plural house·carls)


noun 
Definition:
 
medieval household warrior: any one of the household warriors of an early English or Danish nobleman or king
[Pre-12th century. < Old Norse húskarl< hús "house" + karl "man"]
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