ARMIGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does armiger mean? 

• ARMIGER (noun)
  The noun ARMIGER has 2 senses:

1. a squire carrying the armor of a knight

2. a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms

  Familiarity information: ARMIGER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARMIGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A squire carrying the armor of a knight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

armiger; armor-bearer

Hypernyms ("armiger" is a kind of...):

squire (young nobleman attendant on a knight)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("armiger" is a kind of...):

Lord; noble; nobleman (a titled peer of the realm)