English-Thai Dictionary
pursuivant
N ผู้ติดตาม phu-tid-tam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PURSUIVANT
n.A state messenger; an attendant on the heralds.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PURSUIVANT
Pur "sui *vant, n. Etym: [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre. See Pursue, and cf. Pursuant. ] [Written also poursuivant. ]
1. (Heralds' College )
Defn: A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds. Also used figuratively. The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the pursuivant of Hope. Longfellow.
2. The king's messenger; a state messenger. One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant there was murdered. Macaulay.
PURSUIVANT
PURSUIVANT Pur "sui *vant, v. t.
Defn: To pursue. [Obs. & R.] Their navy was pursuivanted after with a horrible tempest. Fuller.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pursuivant
pur sui vant |ˈpərs (w )ivənt ˈpərswəvənt | ▶noun 1 Brit. an officer of the College of Arms. 2 archaic a follower or attendant. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a junior heraldic officer ): from Old French pursivant, present participle (used as a noun ) of pursivre ‘follow after. ’
Oxford Dictionary
pursuivant
pursuivant |ˈpəːsɪv (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 Brit. an officer of the College of Arms ranking below a herald. The four ordinary pursuivants are Rouge Croix, Bluemantle, Rouge Dragon, and Portcullis. 2 archaic a follower or attendant. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a junior heraldic officer ): from Old French pursivant, present participle (used as a noun ) of pursivre ‘follow after ’.
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