{{Short description|Polish office}} {{Refimprove|date=March 2026}}
'''Swordbearer''' ({{langx|pl|miecznik}}) was a court office in Poland. Officeholders were responsible for the arsenal of the king, and for carrying the king's sword.{{sfnp|Góralski|1998|page=137}}
Beginning in the 14th century, {{langx|pl|miecznik}} existed as a title, first in the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), then after the Union of Lublin, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
* {{ill|Swordbearer of the Crown|pl|Miecznik wielki koronny}} * {{ill|Swordbearer of Lithuania|pl|Miecznik wielki litewski}}
==See also== * Offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
==References== <references />
===Sources=== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Góralski |first=Zbigniew |title=Urzędy i godności w dawnej Polsce |date=1998 |trans-title=Offices and dignities in ancient Poland |lang=pl }} {{refend}}
Category:Polish titles Category:Lithuanian titles Category:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Poland-hist-stub}}