Earl Marshal

noun

1. an officer of the English peerage who presides over the College of Heralds and organizes royal processions and other important ceremonies

Example Sentences

In 1672 he became lord-lieutenant of Durham, and in 1673 deputy earl marshal.

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The duke had his seat under a canopy of state, and beneath him sat the Earl of Surrey as deputy earl-marshal.

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When the earl marshal alone presided, it was a court of honour deciding as to precedence, coats of arms, &c.

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Craw'ford (Lindsay, earl of), the young earl-marshal of Scotland.

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The escutcheon may be placed in front of the crosiers of a bishop, the batons of the Earl Marshal, or similar ornaments.

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