armiger

[ ahr-mi-jer ]

noun
  1. a person entitled to armorial bearings.

  2. an armorbearer to a knight; a squire.

Origin of armiger

1
1755–65; <Medieval Latin: squire, Latin: armorbearer (noun), armorbearing (adj.), equivalent to armi- (combining form of armaarm2) + -ger bearing, base of gerere to carry, wear

Other words from armiger

  • ar·mig·er·al [ahr-mij-er-uhl], /ɑrˈmɪdʒ ər əl/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for armiger

armiger

/ (ˈɑːmɪdʒə) /


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

  2. a squire carrying the armour of a medieval knight

Origin of armiger

1
C16: from Medieval Latin: squire, from Latin: armour-bearer, from arma arms + gerere to carry, bear

Derived forms of armiger

  • armigerous (ɑːˈmɪdʒərəs), adjective

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