mɪ noun
1.
a person entitled to armorial bearings.
2.
an armorbearer to a knight; a squire.
Origin:
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
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
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person entitled to bear heraldic arms, such as a sovereign or nobleman |
| 2. | a squire carrying the armour of a medieval knight |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin: squire, from Latin: armour-bearer, from arma arms + gerere to carry, bear] | |
| armigerous | |
| —adj | |
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