Ar*mif"er*ous (&?;), a. [L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to bear.] Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]
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 The term is now superseded by esquire.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.