(1):

(n.) Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.

(2):

(n.) The military power of a country.

(3):

(n.) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.

(4):

(n.) Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power.

(5):

(n.) An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.