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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]
Coat of arms of Glasgow; Armiger: Glasgow City Council: Adopted: 1996 (current version) Crest: The half-length figure of Saint Kentigern affrontee vested and mitred, his right hand raised in the act of benediction, and having in his left hand a crosier, all Proper.
[note 5] If an Armiger is a member of the British Peerage or a feudal baron they are permitted to wear the appropriate coronet or baronial chapeau above the circlet on their crest badge. If an armiger is a member of a Scottish clan, they may wear the crest badge of their chief, however it must be encircled by a strap and buckle (see Un ...
A digital representation of a crest badge suitable for use by an armiger who is a member of a fictional Scottish clan.This image has been created to illustrate the difference between a clan chief's crest badge, a clan chieftain's crest badge, an armiger's crest badge, and a clan member's crest badge.
Armiger: State of North Dakota: Adopted: 1957: Crest: On a wreath Or and azure, a sheaf of three arrows argent armed and flighted gules behind a stringed bow fessways Or with grip of the second. Shield: Or a bend vert charged with three mullets of the first, in base a fleur-de-lis of the second. Motto: Strength From The Soil
Scottish heraldry, however, also recognizes a unique form of badge, the crest badge. [23] In the case of an armiger, this device is composed of his crest, encircled by a plain circle on which is inscribed the individual's motto.
Armiger: President of the United States: Adopted: current definition from 1945: Crest: Behind and above the eagle a radiating glory or, on which appears an arc of thirteen cloud puffs proper, and a constellation of thirteen mullets argent: Shield: Paleways of thirteen pieces argent and gules, a chief azure: Supporters
Coat of arms of Edinburgh; Armiger: The City of Edinburgh Council: Adopted: 1732: Crest: An anchor tethered about with a cable all Proper: Shield: Argent, a castle triple-towered and embattled Sable, masoned of the First and topped with three fans Gules, windows and portcullis shut of the Last, situate on a rock Proper