Pursuivant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An officer in the British Colleges of Heralds who ranks below a herald.
  • n. A follower or attendant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. follower
  • n. a herald of the College of Arms
  • n. a Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds. Also used figuratively.
  • n. The king's messenger; a state messenger.
  • v. To pursue.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A follower, attendant, or messenger; especially, one who attended the king in his wars.
  • n. A state messenger; an officer who executes warrants.
  • n. One of the third and lowest order of heraldic officers.
  • To pursue; follow after; chase.
    • Word Usage
    "Yet she also employed the services of her own pursuivant and torturer of Catholic priests, Richard Topcliffe."
    Variant
    pursuivant at arms   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pursue   
    Same Context
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