noun
- Plural of armiger; persons who bear or are entitled to bear a coat of arms; members of the gentry or nobility.
Usage: formal; chiefly historical or heraldic
Examples
- The armigers of the region gathered for the heraldic assembly.
- Medieval armigers were expected to uphold codes of chivalry.
- The registry listed all recognized armigers in the county.
- Armigers held social status above common merchants.
- The college of heralds maintained records of all armigers and their lineages.