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
Ralph Brooke, Rouge Croix pursuivant, and York herald, was contemporary with Camden and his violent adversary.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
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
“The pursuivant and his myrmidons are in search of you.”
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
“Who is that bold speaker?” demanded the pursuivant from one of his attendants.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
