swordcraft

[ sawrd-kraft, -krahft, sohrd- ]
/ ˈsɔrdˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft, ˈsoʊrd- /

noun

skill in or the art of swordplay.
military skill or power.

Origin of swordcraft

First recorded in 1850–55; sword + craft

Words nearby swordcraft

sword of damocles, sword-bearer, sword-swallower, swordbearer, swordbill, swordcraft, swordfish, swordman, swordplay, swordsman, swordstick

Example sentences from the Web for swordcraft

  • Captain Amber was my teacher in other things than swordcraft.

    Marjorie |Justin Huntly McCarthy

  • They learn to tremble as little at priestcraft as at swordcraft, having acquired something of each.

    The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 |John Lothrop Motley

  • Of how to use it I knew nothing, unless many bouts at single-stick with Jack should be some sort of apprenticeship in swordcraft.

    The Yeoman Adventurer |George W. Gough

British Dictionary definitions for swordcraft

swordcraft
/ (ˈsɔːdˌkrɑːft) /

noun

the art of using a sword