Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Armiger \Ar"mi*ger\, n. [L. armiger armor bearer; arma arms +
gerere to bear.]
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 The term is now superseded by esquire.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.
Source : WordNet®
armiger
n 1: a squire carrying the armor of a knight [syn: {armor-bearer}]
2: a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms