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armĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. [arma-fero], bearing weapons, armed, warlike (perh. first used by Ov.; for the distinction between it and armiger, v. armiger, II.).

  1. I. Lit., as an epithet of Mars and Minerva: armifer armiferae correptus amore Minervae, Ov. F. 3, 681: me armiferae servatum cura Minervae eripuit, id. M. 14, 475: Leleges, id. ib. 9, 645: gentes, Sil. 4, 45: labores, labors of war, warfare, Stat. S. 1, 2, 96: irae, id. Th. 6, 831.
  2. II. Transf.: arvum, the field in Colchis, sowed with dragons’ teeth, from which armed men sprang up, Sen. Med. 469 (for which armigera humus in Prop. 4, 10, 10, and armiger sulcus in Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 324; v. armiger, I. fin.).

armĭger (ARMIGERVS in a late inscr., Orell. 3631), gĕra, gĕrum, adj. [arma-gero], bearing weapons, armed, warlike (in this last sense rare, instead of armifer).

  1. I. Pennigero non armigero in corpore, Att. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 33: cum paucis armigeris, Curt. 3, 12: Phoebumque, armigerum deum (i. e. Martem), Sil. 7, 87: Colchis armigeră proelia sevit humo, Prop. 4, 10, 10: sulcus, Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 324, i. q. armiferum arvum (v. armifer fin.).
  2. II. Subst., an armor-bearer, shield-bearer, a female armorbearer (this is the prevailing signif. of the word).
    1. A. Masc.: armiger, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 11; id. Cas. prol. 55: Sergius armiger Catilinae, i.e. an adherent, Cic. Dom. 5: regisque Thoactes Armiger, Ov. M. 5, 148; so id. ib. 12, 363: hic (Butes) Dardanio Anchisae Armiger ante fuit, Verg. A. 9, 648: vocavit armigerum suum, Vulg. Jud. 9, 54; ib. 1 Reg. 14, 1; ib. 1 Par. 10, 4 et saep.: armiger Jovis, i. e. aquila, Ov. M. 15, 386; Verg. A. 9, 564 (cf. Hor. C. 4, 4, 1: minister fulminis ales): armiger hac magni patet Hectoris, i. e. the promontory of Misenus, named after Misenus, the armor-bearer of Hector, Stat. S. 2, 77.
    2. B. Fem.: armigera, of the armor-bearer of Diana, Ov. M. 3, 166; 5, 619.

armĭlausa, ae, f. [acc. to Isid. Orig. 19, 22 fin., contr. from armiclausa], a military upper garment (post-class.), Paul. Nol. Ep. 22; id. Ep. 17; Schol. ad Juv. 5, 143.

armīle, is, v. armillum fin.

armilla, ae, f. [acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 25 Müll., from armus; acc. to Prisc. p. 1220 P., from arma].

  1. I. A circular ornament for the arm, a bracelet, armlet, for men and women: armillae, quae bracchialia vocantur, Cic. ap. Prisc. l. c.: Ubi illae armillae sunt, quas unā dedi? Plaut. Men. 3, 3, 13; cf. Dig. 34, 2, 26: armillis decoratus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 7: manipulum hastatorum armillis donavit, Liv. 10, 44; Plin. 28, 11, 47, § 172: armillas posui in manibus ejus, Vulg. Gen. 24, 47; ib. Ezech. 23, 42: monilia et armillae, ib. Isa. 3, 19.
  2. II. An iron hoop, ring, ferrule, Cato, R. R. 21, 4; Vitr. 10, 6.

armillātus, a, um, Part. [armilla], ornamented with a bracelet: armillatum in publicum procedere, Suet. Calig. 52: armillata et phalerata turba, id. Ner. 30; so, armillati colla Molossa canes, i. e. wearing on their necks the bracelets of their mistresses, Prop. 5, 8, 24.

armillum, i, n. [acc. to Paul. ex Fest., from armus; v. infra], a vessel for wine (ante- and post-class.): armillum, quod est urceoli genus vinarii, Varr. ap. Non. p. 547, 15: armillum vas vinarium in sacris dictum, quod armo, id est humero deportetur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 2 Müll.
Hence the proverb, ad armillum revertere, or redire, or simply, ad armillum, to return to one’s old habits, to begin one’s old tricks again, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 74, 13: at illa ad armillum revertit et ad familiares feminarum artes accenditur, App. M. 9, p. 230, 22.
With a more pointed reference, Appuleius, speaking of Cupid, changes armillum in the proverb into armile = armamentarium, an armory, M. 6, p. 132, 15.

Armĭlustrium, i, n., the Roman festival of the consecration of arms; v. Armilustrum.

Armĭlustrum, i, n., a place in Rome (in the 13th district), where was celebrated the festival Armilustrium, consecration of arms, ὁπλοκαθαρμός (19th Oct.; v. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 411): Armilustrum ab ambitu lustri, Varr. L. L. 5, § 153 Müll.; Liv. 27, 37: armilustrium ab eo, quod in armilustrio armati sacra faciunt, Varr. L. L. 6, § 22 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 19 Müll.

Armĭnĭus, ii, m., a distinguished Cheruscan prince, who defeated Varus in the Teutoburg forest, A.D. 9, and thus freed Germany from the dominion of the Romans, Vell. 2, 118; Flor. 4, 12, 32; Tac. A. 1, 55; 1, 60; 1, 63; 2, 9; 2, 17; 2, 21; 2, 88 al.

armĭ-pŏtens, pŏtentis, adj. [arma-potens], powerful in arms, valiant, warlike; a poet. epithet of Mars, Diana, etc.: Mavors, Lucr. 1, 32 sq.: Mars, Verg. A. 9, 717: diva, id. ib. 2, 425: Deiphobus, id. ib. 6, 500: genitor, Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 655: Ausonia, Stat. S. 3, 2, 20: Syria, Dig. 50, 15, 1.

* armĭpŏtentĭa, ae, f. [armipotens], power in arms, valor, Amm. 18, 5.

armĭ-sŏnus, a, um, adj. [arma-sono], resounding with arms (poet.): numina Palladis armisonae, Verg. A. 3, 544: antrum, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 67.

‡ armīta, ae, f. [armus], a virgin sacrificing, with the lappet of her toga thrown back over her shoulder, Paul. ex Fest. p. 4 Müll.

‡ armītes: ὁπλῖται οἱ ἐν ἐσχάτῃ τάξει, soldiers of the rear-rank, Philox. Gloss.