- Armiger may also refer to the AGM Armiger anti-radiation missile. The ARMIGER ( Anti Radiation Missile with Intelligent Guidance & Extended Range) missile was being developed by the Diehl BGT Defence to replace existing AGM-88
An armiger is a person entitled to use a coat of arms. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Such a person is said to be armigerous.
Originally an armiger was an Armour-Bearer or Esquire, attendant upon a Knight, but bearing his own unique armorial device. Esquire (abbreviated Esq) is a term of British origin originally used to denote social status Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. [1]
The term "armiger" is well-defined only within jurisdictions (such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, and Spain) where heraldry is regulated by the state or heraldic body (such as the College of Arms in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the Office of the Chief Herald in Ireland or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Scotland), since anyone may use any coat of arms in jurisdictions, such as the United States, which lack regulated heraldry. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is an office regulating Heraldry and granting new Armorial bearings for England, Wales England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland, sometimes incorrectly called the Office of Arms is the Republic of Ireland 's authority on all Heraldic matters relating Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The Court of the Lord Lyon, also known as the Lyon Court, is a standing Court of law which regulates Heraldry in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the Netherlands titles of nobility are regulated by law but heraldry is not. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
A person can be so entitled either by descent from a person with a right to bear a coat of arms, or by virtue of a grant of arms to him or herself. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people
Armiger was also used as a Latin cognomen, and is now found as a rare surname in English-speaking countries. The cognomen (plural cognomina) was originally the third name of an Ancient Roman in the Roman naming convention.
References
- ^ Dictionary of Chivalry, Uden. Kestrel Books, Harmondsworth 1968 ISBN 0722653727
Dictionary
armiger
-noun
- A knight entitled to bear a coat of arms.
- A squire carrying the armour of a knight.
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