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
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 The term is now superseded by esquire.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
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
