armiger

The story

1. Latin · borrowed fromarmiger“carrying weapons or armour or having coat of arms”
2. English todayarmiger

Borrowed from Latin armiger (“carrying weapons or armour or having coat of arms”).

First known use, by meaning

• from 16th c. An esquire, originally carrying the armour of a knight; (hence, later) a man of the gentry ranking below a knight.
• from 19th c. Any person entitled to bear a coat of arms.