armiger

[ ahr-mi-jer ]

/ ˈɑr mɪ dʒər /

noun

a person entitled to armorial bearings.

an armorbearer to a knight; a squire.

Nearby words

armet, armful, armguard, armhole, armidale, armiger, armigerous, armill, armilla, armillaria root rot, armillary

Origin of armiger

1755–65; < Medieval Latin: squire, Latin: armorbearer (noun), armorbearing (adj.), equivalent to armi- (combining form of arma arm²) + -ger bearing, base of gerere to carry, wear

Related forms

ar·mig·er·al

[ahr-mij-er-uh l] /ɑrˈmɪdʒ ər əl/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for armiger

The name kept the title after it—Armiger—though the man himself had long departed to a life with other distinctions.
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books|Horatia K. F. Eden
Armiger asked me if I had ever heard anything more from that girl.
Fennel and Rue|William Dean Howells
He was awfully severe with them for their foolishness, and said they must write to Armiger at once and confess the fact.
Fennel and Rue|William Dean Howells
It would have saved me from playing the fool before myself and giving myself away to Armiger, and letting him give himself away.
Fennel and Rue|William Dean Howells

On his burly sword-arm, each intrepid champion wore an "armiger," or ribbon of his colour.
The Virginians|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for armiger

armiger

/ (ˈɑːmɪdʒə) /

noun

a person entitled to bear heraldic arms, such as a sovereign or nobleman

a squire carrying the armour of a medieval knight

Derived Forms

armigerous (ɑːˈmɪdʒərəs), adjective

Word Origin for armiger

C16: from Medieval Latin: squire, from Latin: armour-bearer, from arma arms + gerere to carry, bear

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