Hăl'berd, n.

noun

(hŏl'berd) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. hallebarde, Pr., Sp., & Pg. alabarda, It. alabarda, labarda, Grison. halmbart, from M. H. Ger. helmbart, helmbart(e), helnbart(e), hellenbarte, helbarte, N. H. Ger. hellebarte, hellebarde, D. hellebaurd, i. e., an ax to split a helmet, from Ger. barte, a broad ax, and helm, helmet.] (Mil.) A weapon, consisting of a pole or shaft of wood, a head armed with a steel point, and a cross-piece of steel, flat and pointed at both ends, or with a cutting edge at one end, and a bent point at the other. This weapon is now rarely used.

An ornate halberd with a long pointed blade and curved side blades. — Halberd (time of Charles II.).