Assertion: nobility's right | /r/CapableOf | bear sword
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text: As with the term "officer of the sword", the expression "nobles of the sword" derives from the right of such noblemen to bear a sword, which reflected their duty of knightly service to their feudal overlord.
text: The French nobility was always divided into those who had the right to carry a sword and those who did not.