- Crossbowman.
- Person, soldier or hunter whose weapon is a crossbow.
- The crossbowmen of the king were responsible for the sovereign's guard but could also serve as summary executioners when the occasion arose. This was common practice especially in Castile. See: Antonio Ferrer del Rio, Examen histórico-crítico del reinado de don Pedro de Castilla (Madrid: C. Monier, 1851), p. 28.
- Besteiro-mor: chief crossbowman. [Pedro, ch. 20: 53]
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