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KING-AT-ARMS

\kˈɪŋatˈɑːmz], \kˈɪŋatˈɑːmz], \k_ˈɪ_ŋ_a_t_ˈɑː_m_z]\

Definitions of KING-AT-ARMS

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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One of the three chief officers of the Herald's College.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

(Her.) An heraldic officer whose business it is to declare war, arrange coronations, etc.; the chief of the three Garter kings-at-arms. Clarencieux and Norroy superintend the provinces south and north of the Trent respectively.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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