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单词 armiger
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Definition of armiger in English:

armiger

noun ˈɑːmɪdʒəˈɑrmədʒər
  • A person entitled to heraldic arms.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1989 there were only three armigers in the Clan, one of whom was an active claimant to the Chiefship.
    • This is in addition to any additional moneys armigers may have to pay for such protection.
    • The recipients are known as armigers, and may use the title Lord or Lady before their name.
    • I killed the elite armigers but I didn't get a journal update and can't complete the quest.
    • Some armigers are reluctant to use their heraldry as they feel that to do so may seem somewhat pretentious.
    • In such cases, the armiger to whom the supporters are being granted will be meticulous about the accuracy of the uniform concerned.
    • The toiling masses now seem to be composed mostly of noble armigers bearing double-barrelled names.
    • This private area of the forum is solely for the use of armigers, registered with the International Armorial Register.

Derivatives

  • armigerous

  • adjective
    • Although any member may rise to the rank of Knight or Dame, only armigerous members can automatically become Knights or Dames of Justice.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Remember that the first step to discovering whether your family is armigerous is sound genealogical knowledge.
      • In fact this was a two-way movement, with junior members of knightly or armigerous county families taking an interest in towns and trade.
      • In the early days of New England in the seventeenth century there were a good number of armigerous families.
      • For example, when an armigerous person marries the daughter of an armiger, he may display a shield with his own arms on the dexter half, ‘impaling’ his wife's arms on the sinister half.
      • Thus 9 of the 14 knights in Group C were armigerous the remainder being described as knights by the ordinance of 1295, and each of the knights in Group D was armigerous.

Origin

Mid 16th century: Latin, literally 'bearing arms', from arma 'arms' + gerere 'to bear'.

 
 

Definition of armiger in US English:

armiger

nounˈärməjərˈɑrmədʒər
  • A person entitled to heraldic arms.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In such cases, the armiger to whom the supporters are being granted will be meticulous about the accuracy of the uniform concerned.
    • This private area of the forum is solely for the use of armigers, registered with the International Armorial Register.
    • In 1989 there were only three armigers in the Clan, one of whom was an active claimant to the Chiefship.
    • The recipients are known as armigers, and may use the title Lord or Lady before their name.
    • Some armigers are reluctant to use their heraldry as they feel that to do so may seem somewhat pretentious.
    • The toiling masses now seem to be composed mostly of noble armigers bearing double-barrelled names.
    • This is in addition to any additional moneys armigers may have to pay for such protection.
    • I killed the elite armigers but I didn't get a journal update and can't complete the quest.

Origin

Mid 16th century: Latin, literally ‘bearing arms’, from arma ‘arms’ + gerere ‘to bear’.

 
 
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