'To unsheathe the sword' definitions:

Definition of 'To unsheathe the sword'

From: GCIDE

Unsheathe \Un*sheathe"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheath.] To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword. [1913 Webster]
To unsheathe the sword, to make war. [1913 Webster]