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(archaic) A follower / (heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.

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pursuivant

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Source Word

pursuivant

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɜː.sɪ.vənt/

Noun

archaic broadly

(archaic) A follower / (heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.

Japanese Meaning

古語での意味：従者、追従者。 / 紋章学における意味：紋章官（herald）に次ぐ低い位の官吏で、紋章関連の業務を補助する役割の者。

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The young pursuivant trailed the caravan through the desert, eyes fixed on the distant horizon.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

若い従者は、遠くの地平線を見つめながら隊商の後を砂漠に沿って追って行った。

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(archaic) A follower

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(heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.