Despite being a younger son, Alexander was able to make two advantageous marriages - both of them to wealthy widows from armigerous families. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
Dieter Birk - thanks for the word of the day: 'armigerous'. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
The last time someone whined at me for using big words was over at Guido's, when I used "armigerous.". From Wordnik.com. [Comment Registration: The Experiment Ends Early] Reference
The dipsa was popular in heraldry, and Lucan described one heraldric dipsa thusly: the snake's head, twisted backwards, bites a pale young armigerous man of the blood of the Turrenne. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
And it was on his behalf, to uphold his fantastic claim, that these West Country clods, led by a few armigerous Whigs, had been seduced into rebellion!. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Blood] Reference
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