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armiger
[ ahr-mi-jer ]
noun
- a person entitled to armorial bearings.
- an armorbearer to a knight; a squire.
armiger
/ ɑːˈmɪdʒərəs; ˈɑːmɪdʒə /
noun
- a person entitled to bear heraldic arms, such as a sovereign or nobleman
- a squire carrying the armour of a medieval knight
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Derived Forms
- armigerous, adjective
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Other Words From
- ar·mig·er·al [ahr-, mij, -er-, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of armiger1
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Example Sentences
Joyce, and Mr. Armiger, and my father and mother with me, where they stand till I was weary of their company and so away.
Back to Mrs. Turner's, where several friends, all strangers to me but Mr. Armiger, dined.
Julia Armiger sent me word just now that she had an extra ticket for the last Ambrose concert.
The name kept the title after it—Armiger—though the man himself had long departed to a life with other distinctions.
At noon comes my brother Tom and Mr. Armiger to dine with me, and did, and we were very merry.
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