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Clarenceux

British  
/ ˈklærənsuː /

noun

  1. heraldry the second King-of-Arms in England

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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You have heard—everyone knows—that I was once engaged to Lord Clarenceux.

From The Ghost A Modern Fantasy by Arnold Bennett

"How do you know that Lord Clarenceux is dead?"

From The Ghost A Modern Fantasy by Arnold Bennett

Clarenceux King of Arms, an officer of the Heralds’ College, derives his style, through Clarence, from Clare.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

The title of the officer who regulated all heraldric affairs south of the river Trent was Clarenceux, and that of him who exercised jurisdiction northward of it, Norroy.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower

And I can understand—Lord Clarenceux was so handsome and so rich, the most fine stern man I ever saw.

From The Ghost A Modern Fantasy by Arnold Bennett

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