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armiger

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɑːmɪdʒə/
  • US: /ˈɑːɹmɪd͡ʒɚ/
  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 R M IH0 G ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An esquire, originally carrying the armour of a knight; (hence, later) a man of the gentry ranking below a knight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any person entitled to bear a coat of arms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Lord, noble, nobleman

4

noun

Meaning 4

a squire carrying the armor of a knight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: armor-bearer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: squire

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin armiger (“carrying weapons or armour or having coat of arms”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Wappenträger — person entitled to bear a coat of arms
  • Italian: armigero — person entitled to bear a coat of arms
  • Macedonian: грбо́носец (grbónosec) — person entitled to bear a coat of arms
  • Portuguese: armígero — person entitled to bear a coat of arms
  • Russian: дворяни́н (dvorjanín) — person entitled to bear a coat of arms
  • Armenian: զինակիր (zinakir) — squire carrying the armour of a knight
  • Catalan: escuder — squire carrying the armour of a knight
  • Hebrew: נושא כלים — squire carrying the armour of a knight
  • Hebrew: נער — squire carrying the armour of a knight
  • Italian: scudiero — squire carrying the armour of a knight
  • Macedonian: оруже́носец (oružénosec) — squire carrying the armour of a knight
  • Russian: оружено́сец (oruženósec) — squire carrying the armour of a knight
  • Spanish: armígero — squire carrying the armour of a knight
  • Swedish: väpnare — squire carrying the armour of a knight