ARMIGER

armiger

(noun) a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms

armiger, armor-bearer

(noun) a squire carrying the armor of a knight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

armiger (plural armigers)

(heraldry) A person entitled to bear a coat of arms.

A squire carrying the armour of a knight.

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"mi*ger, n. Etym: [L. armiger armor bearer; arma arms + gerere to bear.]

Definition: Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire. Jacob.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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