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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Armiger \Ar"mi*ger\, n. [L. armiger armor bearer; arma arms + gerere to bear.] 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 The term is now superseded by esquire.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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: armiger n 1: a squire carrying the armor of a knight [syn: {armor-bearer}] 2: a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
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