Alférez

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title: Alférez
text: In medieval Iberia, an alférez or alferes was a high-ranking official in the household of a king or magnate. The term is derived from the Arabic الفارس (al-fāris), meaning "knight" or "cavalier", and it was commonly Latinised as alferiz or alferis, although it was also translated into Latin as armiger or armentarius, meaning "armour-bearer". The connection with arms-bearing is visible in several Latin synonyms: fertorarius, inferartis, and offertor. The office was sometimes the same as that of t
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description: High-ranking official in medieval Iberian royal household
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date created: 2010-01-29T03:53:59Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T12:57:39Z
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