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Search phrase: pursuivant

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Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.5And these grey locks, the pursuivants of Death,And these gray Locks, the Pursuiuants of death,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.33pursuivant presently. We'll hear more of your matterPurseuant presently: wee'le heare more of your matter
Henry VIIIH8 V.ii.1.1Pursuivants, pages, and others, attending before the
Henry VIIIH8 V.ii.23Who holds his state at door, 'mongst pursuivants,Who holds his State at dore 'mongst Purseuants,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.54Well, then we'll have a pursuivant dispatchedWell then wele haue a Pursiuaunt dispatch,
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.94Enter a Pursuivant also named HastingsEnter a Pursuiuant.
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.106Exit PursuivantExit Pursuiuant.
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.88I now repent I told the pursuivant,I now repent I told the Pursuiuant,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.59.2Send out a pursuivant-at-armsSend out a Pursuiuant at Armes

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Glossary

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messengerpursuivant, officer
officerherald, pursuivant
pursuivantroyal messenger, state messenger [with power to execute warrants]
pursuivant-at-armsjunior officer attending a herald

Thesaurus

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pursuivantmessenger
pursuivantofficer

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ARM [weapon]PEOPLEpursuivant-at-arms n
PURSUEPEOPLEpursuivant n, pursuivant-at-arms n

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