pursuivant

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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

“My duty allows me no alternative,” rejoined the pursuivant, harshly.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison

Having gained the passage, she found to her horror that the pursuivant and his band were already within the star-chamber.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison

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 Reade, Charles

“Father Oldcorne, I arrest you as a Jesuit and a traitor,” shouted the pursuivant, in a voice of exultation.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison