armill
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Armill¹
noun Armills
- Alternative letter-case form of armill
armill²
- /ˈɑːmɪl/ UK
- /ˈɑːməl/ UK
- /ˈɑɹmɪl/ US
- /ˈɑɹməl/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French armille, from Latin armilla (“bracelet”). Doublet of armilla.
noun armills · Armill · armil · armilla
- A bracelet used in royal coronations, especially that of the monarch of the United Kingdom (symbolically known as a "bracelet of wisdom and sincerity") The Candidate for membership of Hof, Garth or Hearth shall hold an Armill, or he may touch an unsheathed Sword throughout the ceremony.
- A silken stole worn around the neck by royalty. Then the King ariſing, the Dean of Weſtminſter takes the Armill from the Maſter of the great Wardrobe , and putteth it about His Majeſty's Neck[…]
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An ancient astronomical instrument, having either one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes (an equinoctial armil) or two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices (a solstitial armil).
The Armill, Astrolabe, Dioptra, and Parallactic Instrument of the ancients were some of the instruments thus constructed.
Similar: armillary sphere
- Any bracelet or armlet.
Translations
Talk about this word "armill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/armill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. armill. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/armill "armill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/armill.Cite this
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title = {armill},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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