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POURSUIVANT

\pˈɔːsuːˌɪvənt], \pˈɔːsuːˌɪvənt], \p_ˈɔː_s_uː_ˌɪ_v_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of POURSUIVANT

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The king's messenger; a royal or state messenger. In the heralds' college, a functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties, called also "poursuivant at arms."

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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