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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
“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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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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