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单词 king at arms
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King at Armsn.

Brit. /ˌkɪŋ ət ˈɑːmz/, U.S. /ˌkɪŋ əd ˈɑrmz/
Inflections: Plural Kings at Arms;
Forms: see king n. and at prep. and arms n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: king n., at prep., arms n.
Etymology: < king n.+ at prep. + arms n. (compare arms n. 5), after post-classical Latin rex ad arma (1386 in British sources). Compare earlier King of Arms n.
(The title of) a herald who grants the right to wear or display arms; = King of Arms n.King at Arms and King of Arms are both well-attested, but the latter has now established itself as the more usual designation of any herald who holds such an office.Often with distinguishing word, esp. Garter, Lyon, Norroy: see King of Arms n.
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King of Arms1427
in arms1466
Windsor herald1473
king heralda1475
garter?1504
King of Heralds1538
King at Arms1548
Lyon Herald1596
Lord Lyonc1600
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxliiii Causing Gartier, principal kyng at armes, to make a publique Proclamacion.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxlv They sent Lyon kyng at Armes to the duke of Glocester.
1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster Famous Hist. Thomas Wyat sig. A3 Send for Heralds, call me Purseuants, Wher's the King at armes? in euerie market towne Proclaime Queene Iane.
1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 468 Mr. William Dugdale, Norroy King at Armes.
1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 35. 224 The King..dispatches Garter King at Arms with a Letter of Defiance.
1784 Town & Country Mag. July 390/2 King at arms, and a sheriff on each side, with truncheons.
1808 W. Scott Marmion Notes p. lxviii It was often an office imposed upon the Lion King-at-arms, to receive foreign embassadors.
1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 408 We find, from a household-book of Edward I, that..Herthelm, king-at-arms of the ‘King of Almaine’, receives a present.
1885 G. A. Graham Irish Wolfhound 17 The late Sir W. Betham, Ulster King-at-Arms, an authority of very high importance on any subject connected with Irish antiquities.
1910 W. J. Jackman Illustrious Life & Reign Edward VII ii. 47 Then the heralds blew a fanfare and King-at-Arms Weldon in the midst of dead silence read the proclamation.
1977 O. Neubecker Heraldry Sources, Symbols & Meaning 12 At their head stood a king-at-arms or king of heralds, followed by the heralds a step below.
2010 Islington Gaz. (Nexis) 11 Nov. The badge was specially designed by the Garter King at Arms and bears the Royal Crown.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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