Armiger

[ɑ:midʒә]

Definition

(noun.) a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms.

(noun.) a squire carrying the armor of a knight.

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Definition

(n.) 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 The term is now superseded by esquire.

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Definition

n. an armour-bearer: one entitled to a coat-of-arms: an esquire—also Armi′gero (Shak.).—adj. Armi′gerous.

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