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Earl Marshal
noun
- an officer of the English peerage who presides over the College of Heralds and organizes royal processions and other important ceremonies
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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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