1. a person entitled to bear a coat of arms; a member of the gentry or nobility
Usage: formal; chiefly historical or heraldic
2. in ancient Rome, a squire or armor-bearer who attended a knight or warrior
Usage: historical; archaic

Examples

• The armiger displayed his family crest on his shield.
• In medieval times, an armiger served as a knight's trusted assistant.
• Only those of sufficient rank could claim the status of armiger.
• The armiger's coat of arms was registered with the college of heralds.
• Young armigers trained in combat and courtly manners before becoming knights.