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plural pursuivants
(archaic) A follower
(heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms. quotations examples
The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, / And Fear, the pursuivant of Hope.
1845, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, To A Child
(Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge examples
(particularly) one with the authority to execute warrants. quotations examples
One pursuivant […] who attempted to execute a warrant there was murdered.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 12, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
(law enforcement, by extension) A warrant officer. examples