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officer of arms

of·fi·cer of arm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-fuh-ser, of-uh- uhv, ov ahrm]
    • /ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə- ʌv, ɒv ɑrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-fuh-ser, of-uh- uhv, ov ahrm]
    • /ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə- ʌv, ɒv ɑrm/

Definitions of officer of arms words

  • noun officer of arms an officer with the duties of a herald, especially one charged with the devising, granting, or confirming of armorial bearings. 1
  • noun officer of arms a pursuivant or herald 0
See all 2 definitions of officer of arms

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Origin of officer of arms

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500

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Parts of speech for Officer of arms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Officer of arms

officer of arms popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

officer of arms usage trend in Literature

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