HERALD
NOUNS – PERSON
► HERALD 1. an officer having the function of arranging public processions, funerals, and other state ceremonials; of regulating the use of armorial bearings; of settling questions of precedence in processions or at court; and, in process of time, of recording the names and pedigrees of those entitled to armorial bearings → c1384
2. a person who precedes and announces the approach of another; a forerunner; a precursor → 1597
► HERALDESS a female herald → 1881
► HERALDET a petty herald → 1625 obs.
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