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pursuivant definition

pur·sui·vant (pʉr′si vənt, -swi-)

noun

  1. in the British Heralds' College, an officer ranking below a herald
  2. a follower

Etymology: ME pursevante < OFr poursuivant, prp. of poursuivre < poursuir: see pursue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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