king-of-arms
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English King of armes, kyng of armes.
Noun[edit]
king-of-arms (plural kings-of-arms)
- One of the three chief heralds of the College of Arms, designated as Garter (Principal King of Arms), Clarenceux (for England south of the Trent and Wales), and Norroy & Ulster (for England north of the Trent and Northern Ireland).
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 188:
- In April 1504 the longstanding Garter king-of-arms John Writhe died.
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Translations[edit]
one of the three chief heralds of the College of Arms
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