pursuivant
/ˈpɜːrsəvənt/
noun
- A junior officer of arms in heraldry, ranking below a herald.
- During the medieval tournament, a pursuivant announced the knights' names and titles.
- The pursuivant carefully recorded the family crest in the official register.
- The young noble trained as a pursuivant to learn the rules of heraldry.
- A follower or attendant, especially one who pursues or seeks something.
- The detective was a tireless pursuivant of justice, never giving up on a case.
- She became a pursuivant of rare books, spending weekends in dusty antique shops.
- In the legend, the hero was a pursuivant of truth, traveling from kingdom to kingdom.
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