pursuivant
Example Sentences
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Previous coronations have had historic roles such as the "rouge dragon pursuivant", "unicorn pursuivant" and carriers of the "golden spur" and the "white wand".
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2023
Abashed at this reproof, the pursuivant stalked out of the room.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
A pursuivant spurred out of the ranks, and, halting twenty yards from the gate, raised his bugle with his herald's flag hanging down round it, and blew a summons.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
In the latter capacity he was much indebted to Francis Thynne, or Botteville, Blanch Lion pursuivant, and afterwards Lancaster herald, of whom Anthony a Wood gives a high character.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
“Who is that bold speaker?” demanded the pursuivant from one of his attendants.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
