King-of-arms meaning

kĭng'əv-ärmz'
A high-ranking heraldic officer in Great Britain.
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In Great Britain, any of the chief officers who decide questions of heraldry.
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One of the three chief heralds of the College of Arms, designated as Garter, Clarenceux, and Norroy.
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Sentence Examples

  • The officers of the order are five - the prelate, chancellor, registrar, king of arms and usher - the first, third and fifth having been attached to it from the commencement, while the fourth was added by Henry V.

  • The officers of the order are the dean, the secretary, Lyon King of Arms and the gentleman usher of the Green Rod.

  • The chancellor of the order is the chief secretary to the lord lieutenant of Ireland, and the king of arms is Ulster King of Arms; Black Rod is the usher.

  • the Good, duke of Burgundy, Le Fevre was appointed its king of arms and he soon became a very influential person at the Burgundian court.

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