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Noun
- follower
- a herald of the College of Arms
- a Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge
Extensive Definition
A Pursuivant, or more correctly a pursuivant of
arms, is a junior officer of
arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic
authorities, such as the College of
Arms in London or the
Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. In the
mediaeval era, many
great nobles employed their own officers of arms. Today, there
still exist some private pursuivants that are not employed by a
government authority. In Scotland, for
example, several pursuivants of arms have been appointed by
Clan
Chiefs. These pursuivants of arms look after matters of
heraldic and genealogical importance for clan members.
Some Masonic
Grand
Lodges have an office known as the Grand Pursuivant. The office
is unknown at the local Masonic lodge level. It is the Grand
Pursuivant's duty to announce all applicants for admission into the
Grand Lodge by their names and Masonic titles; to take charge of
the jewels and regalia of the Grand Lodge; to attend all
communications of the Grand Lodge, and to perform such other duties
as may be required by the Grand Master or presiding officer.
Nationally-Appointed Pursuivants
English Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary
English Pursuivants of Arms Extraordinary
Scottish Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary
Scottish Pursuivants of Arms Extraordinary
Privately Appointed Pursuivants
See also
External links
pursuivant in Spanish: Persevante
pursuivant in Hungarian: Perszevant
pursuivant in Dutch:
Pursuivant