Arima Dare
Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To dub or make a knight. Cowell. Arma capere or suscipere, to take upon one the order of knighthood. 2 Reeves, Hist. Eng. Law, 288. ARMA IN ARMATOS SUMERE JURA sinunt. The laws permit the taking up of arms against armed persons. 2 Inst. 574. ARMA MOLUTA (Lat) Sharp weapons; weapons which cut, as distinguished from those which bruise. Cowell; Blount. ARMATA VIS (Lat.)
In the civil law. Armed force. Dig. 43. 16. 3; Fleta, lib. 4. c. 4. ARMIGER (Lat.) An armor bearer; an esquire; a title of dignity belonging to gentlemen authorized to bear arms. Ken- 6 nett. Par. Ant.; Cowell.
In its earlier meaning, a servant who carried the arms of a knight. Spelman. A tenant by scutage; a servant or valet;