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armiger
[ ahr-mi-jer ]
noun
- a person entitled to armorial bearings.
- an armorbearer to a knight; a squire.
armiger
/ ˈɑːmɪdʒə; ɑːˈmɪdʒərəs /
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
C16: from Medieval Latin: squire, from Latin: armour-bearer, from arma arms + gerere to carry, bear
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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.
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Back to Mrs. Turner's, where several friends, all strangers to me but Mr. Armiger, dined.
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Julia Armiger sent me word just now that she had an extra ticket for the last Ambrose concert.
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The name kept the title after it—Armiger—though the man himself had long departed to a life with other distinctions.
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At noon comes my brother Tom and Mr. Armiger to dine with me, and did, and we were very merry.
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