First Known Use: 14th century
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pursuivant
noun pur·sui·vant \ˈpər-si-vənt, -swi-\
Definition of PURSUIVANT
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: an officer of arms ranking below a herald but having similar duties
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Origin of PURSUIVANT
Middle English pursevant attendant of a herald, from Anglo-French pursevaunt, pursuant, literally, follower, from present participle of pursure to pursue
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