Armiger


In heraldry, an armiger is a person entitled to ownership a heraldic achievement e.g., bear arms, an "armour-bearer" either by hereditary right, grant, matriculation, or given of arms. such(a) a person is said to be armigerous. the family or a clan likewise.

Etymology


The Latin word armiger literally means "arms-bearer". In high in addition to late medieval England, the word specified to an esquire attendant upon a knight, but bearing his own unique armorial device.

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