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How to pronounce armiger in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms armor-bearer
Type of squire
Type Words
Type of lord, noble, nobleman

Examples of armiger

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In England any armiger who has been granted a badge is entitled to fly a standard.
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Often, these can have local significance or a historical link to the armiger.
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In such cases, these arms are differenced from the chief's, much like a clan armiger.
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It is assigned by the Lord Lyon King of Arms to any armiger who wishes to apply for it.
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Armiger does have plenty of practice with self-reflection, too.
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Armiger puts the value of Disney stock at 40 a share.
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This is quite unlike the English system, in which the surname of an armiger is generally irrelevant.
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Armiger thinks companies will be able to meet the lower expectations over the next couple of earnings seasons.
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If the armiger has the title of baron, hereditary knight, or higher, he may display a coronet of rank above the shield.
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More examples
  • A squire carrying the armor of a knight
  • A nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
  • In heraldry, an armiger is a person entitled to use a coat of arms. Such a person is said to be armigerous.
  • (ARMIGEROUS) (adj) Possessing or showing a coat of arms (see also 'armorial bearings').
  • (Armigerous) Of or relating to an Award of Arms, Grant of Arms, or Patent of Arms - the three levels of rank-bearing awards. To have one of these awards.
  • (armigerous) a person who has been awarded or granted the right to bear arms (armorial bearings)
  • Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles I as King of Spain
  • The Norman predecessor of what came to be known as squire, young men who were in training to be knights, a term popular during the 13th century. See also Chronique: The Journal of Chivalry #8.
  • In medieval times, one entitled to bear arms, as opposed to an esquire, carried someone else's arms.