armiger Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a squire carrying the armor of a knight
    armor-bearer.
  2. noun a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms

WordNet

Ar"mi*ger noun
Etymology
L. armiger armor bearer; arma arms + gerere to bear.
Definitions
  1. Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire. Jacob.

Webster 1913