PURSUIVANT (0. Fr. porsivant, poursiv...
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Originally appearing in Volume
V22,
Page 666
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:PURSUIVANT (0. Fr. porsivant, poursivant, mod. poursuivani, strictly an attendant, from poursuirore, to follow)
, the name of a member of the third and lowest See also:rank of heraldic See also:officers, formerly an attendant on the heralds
.
There are four pursuivants in the See also:English Heralds' See also:College, See also:Rouge Croix, Bluemantle, Rouge See also:Dragon and See also:- PORTCULLIS (from the Fr. Porte-coulisse, porte, a gate, Lat. porta, and coulisse, a groove, used adjectivally for " sliding," from couler, to slide or glide, Lat. colare; the Fr. equivalents are herse, a harrow, and coulisse; Ger. Fallgatter; Ital. saraci
Portcullis; three in the See also:Court of See also:Lyon See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King of Arms (See also:Scotland), Carrick, See also:Unicorn and See also:March; and four in the court of See also:Ulster King of Arms (See also:Ireland), See also:Athlone and three St See also:Patrick pursuivants
.
End of Article: PURSUIVANT (0. Fr. porsivant, poursivant, mod. poursuivani, strictly an attendant, from poursuirore, to follow)
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