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Definition of Armigers
1. armiger [n] - See also: armiger
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armigers
Literary usage of Armigers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Blackmore Country by Frederick John Snell (1906)
"... the phenomenon in the 1 " And truly, the Dulverton people said that he was
the richest man in their town, and could buy up half of the county armigers ..."
2. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Paul Barron Watson (1889)
"The armigers also became an hereditary class, and before long they too were
exempted from ... In many cases the armigers were raised to the rank of knights. ..."
3. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1890)
"And truly, the Dulverton people said that he was the richest man in their town,
and could buy up half the county armigers ; ay, and if it came to that, ..."
4. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... [gage ; Thi-n Fiig, with a visage so fierce and sedate, Came and enter'd the
list with his fresh shaven pate; Their arms were encircled by armigers two, ..."
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