pursuivant
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thumb|right|300px|The Honourable Adam Bruce, former Finlaggan Pursuivant of Arms A pursuivant or, more correctly, pursuivant of arms, is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities, such as the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. In the mediaeval era, many great nobles employed their own officers of arms. Today, there still exist some private pursuivants that are not employed by a government authority. In Scotland, for example, several pursuivants of arms have been appointed by Clan Chiefs. These pursuivants of arms
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11 sectionsContents
- Nationally appointed pursuivants
- English Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary
- English Pursuivants of Arms Extraordinary
- Scottish Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary
- Scottish Pursuivants of Arms Extraordinary
- Irish Pursuivant of Arms
- Privately appointed pursuivants
- Role with the same name in Freemasonry
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|300px|The Honourable Adam Bruce, former Finlaggan Pursuivant of Arms A pursuivant or, more correctly, pursuivant of arms, is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities, such as the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. In the mediaeval era, many great nobles employed their own officers of arms. Today, there still exist some private pursuivants that are not employed by a government authority. In Scotland, for example, several pursuivants of arms have been appointed by Clan Chiefs. These pursuivants of arms look after matters of heraldic and genealogical importance for clan members.
==Nationally appointed pursuivants== ===English Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary=== right|thumb|upright|British pursuivants wore their tabards "athwart", with the sleeves at the front and back, until the reign of James II. Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
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