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The term '''"man at arms"''' is used to describe professional [[soldier]]s of social standing less than a [[knight]] but above that of a [[levy|levied]] man. They were generally part of the retinue of a [[lord]] or knight.

==Man at Arms in the SCA==
'''Man-at-arms''' is a term used in some [[SCA]] [[kingdom]]s and [[household]]s to indicate a student of a [[squire]] (the relationship is similar to that between a squire and a [[knight]], but taken down a step). In other Kingdoms, Knights may take a Man-at-arms directly, often as a preliminary stage before squirehood. They are frequently identified by blue or black belts with their teacher's device on the end. The term can describe a student of either gender. 

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