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Claims Court of
the Court before the Coronation of his late Majesty King Edward the Seventh, by G. Woods Wollaston, Principal Garter King of arms of the Inner Temple, published by Harrison & Sons in 1903 (p. 330), and note
Heirloom
of land or the possessor of a title. An ancient horn, where the tenure was by carnage, the garter and collar of a knight, the ancient jewels at the crown, and a patent creating a dignity, were
Kings-at-Arms
exchanged for king-at-arms about the reign of Henry IV. The kings-at-arms at present existing in England are three: Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy, besides Bath, who is not a member of the college. Scotland is placed under an
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Knights bannerets
formerly entitled to a banner in battle. They have been said to rank, generally, after Knights of the Garter. 1 Bl. Com. 403.
Monasticon anglicanum
Monasticon anglicanum. A monumental work by Sir Wm. Dugdale, Kt., Garter Principal King-at-Arms, originally published in Latin. It contains a history of the abbeys and other monasteries, hospitals, friaries
Poursuivant
the colour of the arms of France or to that of the robes of the Order of the Garter. (3) Rouge Dragon.--This poursuivancy was founded by Henry VII. on the day before his coronation, the name being
Precedence or precedency
Great Seal. ' Viscounts' eldest sons. ' Earls' younger sons. ' Barons' eldest sons. || Knights of the Garter. || Privy Councillors. || Chancellor of the Exchequer. || Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. || Lord Chief
Chaperon
Chaperon, a hood or bonnet anciently worn by the Knights of the Garter, as part of the habit of that noble order; also a little escutcheon fixed in the forehead of
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