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Swordbearer (Poland)
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Swordbearer (Polish: miecznik) was a court office in Poland. Responsible for the arsenal of the King and for carrying his sword.
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Since the 14th Century an honorable title of the district office, in Kingdom of Poland and after Union of Lublin in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- Miecznik koronny – sword-bearer of the Crown
- Miecznik litewski – sword-bearer of Lithuania
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