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An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war,
to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from
the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable
character. |
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In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above
duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and
privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In
modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in
England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms. |
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A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or
announces; as, the herald of another's fame. |
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A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger. |
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Any messenger. |
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To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to
proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in. |
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