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pursuivant

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pursuivant
1. History a state or royal messenger
2. History a follower or attendant


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A man in tights banged his Black Rod against the door and entered with characters called the Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary and the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant to see lords in ermine and their ladies in diamond-encrusted tiaras and evening gowns next to barons and baronesses.
Brian Reade: High time we gave Lords their cards by The Mirror (London, England)
But today I think this rule is worth breaking for Pursuivant in Haydock's Littleborough Handicap (4.
Don't ignore Burundi; BETTING BUREAU by Fox, Nick / The Racing Post (London, England)
But I'm looking for something more specific, and I'm seeking a letters patent for the following crest, which I feel encapsulates the essence of the Lewis-Smith clan: "A sex-foil eyrant with fesses clenched, faggots blazoned and larks urinant, above a pursuivant sinister with boar braced and two sheep accosted.
Victor Lewis-Smith column: New Year Honours List by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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