Comments on: Arms http://www.word-detective.com/2010/07/arms/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.1 By: Richard Howe http://www.word-detective.com/2010/07/arms/comment-page-1/#comment-915959 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:15:22 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3729#comment-915959 Here in New Zealand, many hotels had the word “arms” in their names. “Dudly Arms Hotel”, “Settlers Arms Hotel”, etc. Being a former British colony, I guess this was part of our heritage. I often wondered about the word “Arms” myself. Now I know.

]]> By: Anon Y. Mous http://www.word-detective.com/2010/07/arms/comment-page-1/#comment-904120 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:33:07 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3729#comment-904120 Julie: no.

Marsha: see the second to last paragraph, that starts with “Back when England was awash…” This paragraph explains exactly how “arms” came into the picture.

]]> By: Marsha http://www.word-detective.com/2010/07/arms/comment-page-1/#comment-497954 Sun, 05 Mar 2017 14:59:34 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3729#comment-497954 Hello-

I am not able to find the answer of how/when was “arms” within all this wonderful history.

When did the term “arms” become used for a hotel name, and what did it signify?

]]> By: Julie http://www.word-detective.com/2010/07/arms/comment-page-1/#comment-262336 Sun, 08 May 2016 18:54:37 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3729#comment-262336 Could it have been short for ApaRtMentS?

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