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Apursuivant or, more correctly,pursuivant of arms, is a juniorofficer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to officialheraldic authorities, such as theCollege of Arms inLondon orthe Court of the Lord Lyon inEdinburgh. In themediaeval era, many great nobles employed their own officers of arms.[1] Today, there still exist some private pursuivants that are not employed by a government authority. InScotland, for example, several pursuivants of arms have been appointed byClan Chiefs. These pursuivants of arms look after matters of heraldic and genealogical importance for clan members.
SomeMasonicGrand Lodges have an office known as the Grand Pursuivant. It is the Grand Pursuivant's duty to announce all applicants for admission into the Grand Lodge by their names and Masonic titles; to take charge of the jewels and regalia of the Grand Lodge; to attend all meetings of the Grand Lodge, and to perform such other duties as may be required by the Grand Master or presiding officer. The office is also at the local Masonic lodge level in the jurisdiction of theGrand Lodge of Pennsylvania. In that jurisdiction it is the Pursuivant's duty to guard the door of the lodge, and announce and escort applicants for admission into the lodge. The office is generally unknown at the local level in Masonic jurisdictions outside Pennsylvania, where these duties are performed by theJunior Deacon and Senior Deacon,[2] or the Inner Guard inUGLE.
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