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Definition of pursuivant - 2 dictionary results

pur⋅sui⋅vant

  [pur-swi-vuhnt]
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–noun
1. a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald.
2. an official attendant on heralds.
3. any attendant or follower.
Origin:
1350–1400; < F poursuivant (prp. of poursuivre to pursue, follow ≪ L prōsequī); r. ME pursevant < MF pursivant < L, as above
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pur·sui·vant   (pûr'swĭ-vənt)   
n.  

  1. An officer in the British Colleges of Heralds who ranks below a herald.

  2. A follower or attendant.


[Middle English pursevant, attendant, from Old French poursuivant, from present participle of poursuivre, to follow, from Vulgar Latin *prōsequere; see pursue.]
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