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An armigerous clan (from armiger) is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore undifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognised as such by Lyon Court.
The Latin word armiger literally means "arms-bearer". In high and late medieval England, the word referred to an esquire attendant upon a knight, but bearing his own unique armorial device. [1] Armiger was also used as a Latin cognomen, and is now found as a rare surname in English-speaking countries. [citation needed]
Armiger: The BBC: Adopted: 1927: Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours, a Lion passant Or, grasping in the dexter fore-paw a Thunderbolt proper. [1] Torse: A Wreath of the Colours [1] Shield: Azure a Terrestrial Globe proper encircled by an Annulet Or, and seven Estoiles in Orle Argent. [1] Supporters
Armiger: Charles III in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador: Adopted: 1637/8, fell into disuse, readopted 1928: Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Gules an elk passant upper: Shield: Gules a cross argent, in the first quarter a lion passant gardant crowned Or in the second quarter a Unicorn passant argent armed maned and unguled Or gorged with a crown a chain affixed thereto passing between his ...
Armiger: Charles III in Right of British Columbia: Adopted: 1906, augmented 1987: Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath argent and gules the royal crest of general purpose of our royal predecessor Queen Victoria differenced for us and our successors in right of British Columbia with the lion thereof garlanded about the neck with the provincial flower that is to say the pacific dogwood (Cornus ...
Armiger: Washington : Crest: From a crest coronet a raven rising wings elevated and addorsed proper. Shield: Argent two bars Gules, in chief three mullets of the second. [1] Motto: Exitus acta probat (The outcome is the test of the act)
The lions represent the university's royal patronage, the ermine represents dignity, and the Bible on the cross represents both knowledge and the Christian faith. The motto is not a fixed or necessary component of the arms, but the motto generally used by the university is Hinc lucem et pocula sacra, Latin for "From here, light and sacred draughts
Armiger: Republic of Armenia: Adopted: April 19, 1992: Shield: Quarterly: 1; Gules, a lion passant facing to the sinister with a cross rising from its back Or, 2; Azure, a double headed eagle Or, 3; Azure, a roundel Or charged with an octofoil between two eagles trussed regardant and addorsed Or, 4; Gules, a Lion passant guardant holding a cross Or.