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  • 81heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of …

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  • 82Hubert Chesshyre — David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre Esquire CVO, MA (Cantab), DipEd (Oxon), FSA, FHS DHBC taking part in the Garter Day processi …

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  • 83Canadian Heraldic Authority — The Canadian Heraldic Authority ( fr. Autorité héraldique du Canada) is part of the Canadian honours system under the Governor General of Canada. The Authority is responsible for the creation and granting of new coats of arms (armorial bearings) …

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  • 84Herald — ).] A herald, or, more correctly, a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is often applied erroneously to all officers of arms.Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen …

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  • 85Court of the Lord Lyon — The arms of office of the Lord Lyon King of arms, the sovereign of the Court of the Lord Lyon. The Court of the Lord Lyon, also known as the Lyon Court, is a standing court of law which regulates heraldry in Scotland. Like the College of Arms in… …

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  • 86Anthony Wagner — Sir Anthony Richard Wagner, KCB, KCVO, FSA (6 September, 1908 ndash; 5 May 1995) was a long serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He served as Garter Principal King of Arms before retiring to the post of Clarenceux King of… …

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  • 87John Brooke-Little — Infobox Person name = John Philip Brooke Little alternative names = John Brooke Little, JBL image size = 150px caption = John Brooke Little, CVO, FSA, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms birth date = birth date|1927|4|6|df=y birth place = Blackheath,… …

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  • 88Officer of arms — Banners bearing heraldic badges of several officers of arms at the College of Arms in London. 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… …

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  • 89Thanksgiving Classic — The Canadian Football League also holds a Thanksgiving Day Classic on Canadian Thanksgiving. The NFL Thanksgiving logo used for 2010; the year is updated annually, with the new NFL shield being used for the first time in 2008. The National… …

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  • 90Stephen Leake — Stephen Martin Leake (5 April 1702–24 March 1773) was a numismatist and long serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Though he eventually rose to the highest rank in the College, he was born as Stephen Martin and was the only… …

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