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armiger

(är′mə jər)

noun

an armorbearer for a knight; squire
a person entitled to display armorial bearings

Origin: L < arma, arms (see arm) + gerere, to carry

See armiger in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A bearer of armor for a knight; a squire.
A person entitled to bear heraldic arms.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin

Origin: , from Latin, arms-bearing

Origin: : arma, arms; see arm²

Origin: + gerere, to carry

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Related Forms:

ar·migˈer·al (-mĭjˈər-əl) adjective

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