king-of-arms
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kings-of-arms
plural
noun
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the highest rank of heraldic officer, itself divided into the ranks of Garter, Clarenceaux, and Norroy and Ulster. In Scotland the first is Lyon
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a person holding this rank
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of king-of-arms
First recorded in 1400–50, king-of-arms is from late Middle English king of armes. See king, arm 2
Example Sentences
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"The king-of-arms answered: "Oh, knight, virtuous young man, beloved by everyone!
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
Tirant went back to his lodging with the king-of-arms, and he immediately drew up the 'carte blanche.'
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
"When they had finished it all, the knight said to the king-of-arms: "'You have arranged the battle, and you are here on Tirant's behalf.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
He's a king-of-arms, and he knows a great deal about war and arms.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
Lyon is also king-of-arms for the national order of the Thistle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
I asked kings-of-arms and heralds why the king had not been made a knight during his wars with the Moors.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
Plain collars of Esses are now worn in the United Kingdom by kings-of-arms, heralds and serjeants-at-arms.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
When the dinner was half finished, Tirant summoned the kings-of-arms and heralds, and gave them a thousand ducats.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
Early in the morning the kings-of-arms got the two knights and took them to the middle of a forest where no one would be able to see them.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
And they commanded the kings-of-arms, heralds, and messengers to announce throughout the city the honor that was bestowed on Tirant that day.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
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