Plural form of arbalist; multiple soldiers or warriors armed with crossbows.
Standard English pluralization of 'arbalist' by adding '-s.' The term preserves medieval French terminology for a distinctive class of medieval soldier.
Arbalists appear frequently in medieval chronicles and military records—their wages and recruitment often exceeded that of ordinary soldiers because crossbow expertise required specific training and the weapons themselves were expensive to maintain and produce.
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