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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFICER OF ARMS

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Officer of arms is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OFFICER OF ARMS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Officer of arms

An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions: ▪ to control and initiate armorial matters ▪ to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state ▪ to conserve and interpret heraldic and genealogical records. Traditionally, officers of arms are of three ranks: kings of arms, heralds of arms, and pursuivants of arms. Officers of arms whose appointments are of a permanent nature are known as officers of arms in ordinary; those whose appointments are of a temporary or occasional nature are known as officers of arms extraordinary. The medieval practice of appointing heralds or pursuivants to the establishment of a noble household is still common in European countries, particularly those in which there is no official heraldic control or authority. Such appointments are also still made in Scotland, where four private officers of arms exist. These appointments are all purely advisory.

Definition of officer of arms in the English dictionary

The definition of officer of arms in the dictionary is a pursuivant or herald.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFFICER OF ARMS

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office party
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officer of the watch
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WORDS THAT END LIKE OFFICER OF ARMS

arms
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present arms
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shoulder arms
side arms
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up in arms
with open arms

Synonyms and antonyms of officer of arms in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «officer of arms» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFFICER OF ARMS

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Translator English - Chinese

武器官
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oficial de armas
570 millions of speakers

English

officer of arms
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हथियारों के अधिकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضابط الأسلحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

офицер оружия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oficial dos braços
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্ত্রের অফিসার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dirigeant des bras
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pegawai senjata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Offizier der Arme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

武器の役員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팔 의 장교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perwira senjata
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sĩ quan vũ khí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆயுதப்படை அதிகாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शस्त्र अधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Silah subayı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

officer di armi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oficer broni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

офіцер зброї
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ofițer de arme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αξιωματικός των όπλων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beampte van arms
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

officer av vapen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offiser av armene
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFICER OF ARMS»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFICER OF ARMS»

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A history of the College of Arms: and the lives of all the ...
The fee for the attendance of an officer of arms, with any book belonging to the College, in any court of law or otherwise, is one guinea. VI. This is generally answered in the preceding article. The rule is, that on the attendance of an officer of ...
Mark Noble, 1804
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A history of the College of arms, and the lives of all the ...
The fee for the attendance of an officer of arms, with any book belonging to the Collrge, in any court of law or otherwise, is one guinea. VI. This is generally answered in the preceding article. The rule is, that on- the attendance of an officer of ...
Mark Noble, 1804
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A History of the College of Arms, and the Lives of All the ...
... and thus every individual officer of arms has, like the professors of the law, his own peculiar clients, with whom any interference by a brother officer would be deemed highly improper, as it is directly contrary to the law of the College in such  ...
Mark Noble, 1805
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Private Officer of Arms
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A private officer of arms is one of those heralds and pursuivants appointed by great noble houses to handle all heraldic and genealogical questions.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Officer of Arms
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Encyclopaedia Heraldica Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry
In this patent he is stiled, Princi- " pal King of English Arms, and Principal " Officer of Arms of the Most Noble Order of " the Garter, and has power to execute the " said office by himself or deputy, being an " herald. By the constitution of his office,  ...
William Berry, 1828
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A Display of Heraldry
Liksides, Garter's Qaalisications are there set down; to be a Gentleman of Blood, and of Arms, and of clear Reputation, * which if any one want, (if he be an Officer of Arms) the Law of the Order doth absolutely prohibit his Elcction, Wherefore, ...
John Guillim, John Logan (Captain.), Sir George Mackenzie, 1724
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The New Annual Register, Or, General Repository of History, ...
At Charing-Crofs, the officer of arms next in rank to him who read at St. James's, read the proclamation, looking towards Whitehall ; that done, the procession moved on towards Temple Bar, the gates of which were shut, and the junior officer of ...
Andrew Kippis, 1784
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The New annual register, or General repository of history, ...
Knight Marshal. Drums. Drum-Major. I rumpets. Serjeant Trumpeter. Pursuivants. Serj. at f Heralds. 1 Serj. at Arms. (King's of Arms- J Arms. Being come before the gate, the senior officer of arms present (attended on his left hand by the next in ...
‎1796
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, ...
Being come before (he gate, the senior officer of arms present (attended on his left hand by the next in rank) is to read the proclamation aloud ; whereupon the procession is to move on to Charing-cross, in the following order : — Horse- guards ...
Andrew Kippis, 1803

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFICER OF ARMS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term officer of arms is used in the context of the following news items.
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Downton Abbey fans aren't ready for men in tights
... the Bruce, who combines his television role with duties as Officer of Arms to the Queen. He is also a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
2
The Royal W: Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod
It was established in 1882 as “Officer of Arms” and became an Usher in 1911. Blue Rod is titled based on the colours of the mantles worn by the ... «Royal Central, Oct 14»
3
William and Kate's new marital coat of arms explained
Timothy Duke, Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary, an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, explains more about the new coat of ... «Mirror.co.uk, Sep 13»
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My father has two earldoms, so why am I stuck with The Hon?
He is Marchmont Herald, an Officer of Arms in Scotland, and author of 'The Scots Peerage to 1707' in 'The House of Lords: A Thousand Years ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 13»
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Blending Hip-Hop and Heraldry
He began researching the history of heraldry, with its myriad rules and medieval terms, like “pursuivant,” or junior officer of arms, which is what ... «New York Times, Oct 11»
6
Terra Nova Has Noble Aspirations
... of creatures and symbols. This later became a very complex discipline and even created new jobs (the herald and the officer of arms). «Seeking Alpha, Aug 11»
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Rashaad Newsome's Hip Hop Heraldry
The role of an officer of arms is to create and grant armorial achievements, to organize tournaments and keep the score. That was the role of the ... «Flavorwire, May 11»
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Royal wedding TV coverage, how to avoid it and a gallery of …
Alastair Bruce, Sky News' Royal commentator and officer of arms to the Queen, will also be on hand to explain what exactly is going on. «TV Scoop, Apr 11»
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Royal Wedding gets the X Factor: Talent show's stage manager …
... Abbey for the ceremony while Alastair Bruce, Sky News' Royal Commentator, as well as officer of arms to the Queen, will be alongside her. «Daily Mail, Apr 11»
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Royal wedding: Prince William and Kate Middleton planning Scilly …
Yesterday Clive Cheesman, officer of arms at the College of Arms, told The Mail on Sunday: 'We have not received any application thus far. «Daily Mail, Jan 11»

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