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Then he found his answer, and this time it was John Stirling, armiger, scholar in divinity, who spoke.

Those of the old magnates who did not become knights were known as armigers, or armor-clad foot-soldiers.

Everybody calls himself a gentleman nowadays; even Mr. Chalker, who is going to sell me up, I suppose; but everybody, if you please, is not armiger.

The armiger, no longer toiling after his knight with heavy helmet and shield, bore his own arms, as he drove along, proudly and pleasantly upon his carriage door.

On his burly sword-arm, each intrepid champion wore an "armiger," or ribbon of his colour.