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What (who) is portcullis$62549$ - definition

OFFICER OF THE COLLEGE OF ARMS

Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms

Portcullis Pursuivant

Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The office is named after the Portcullis chained Or badge of the Beauforts, which was a favourite device of King Henry VII.

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portcullis

HEAVY VERTICALLY-OPENING GATE TYPICALLY FOUND IN MEDIEVAL FORTIFICATIONS

Porticullis; Portcullises; Beaufort portcullis; Portculis

(portcullises)

A portcullis is a strong gate above an entrance to a castle and used to be lowered to the ground in order to keep out enemies.

N-COUNT

Portcullis

HEAVY VERTICALLY-OPENING GATE TYPICALLY FOUND IN MEDIEVAL FORTIFICATIONS

Porticullis; Portcullises; Beaufort portcullis; Portculis

·vt To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to Shut; to Bar.

II. Portcullis ·noun An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company;

- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.

III. Portcullis ·noun A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an Enemy.

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Portcullis Pursuivant

Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The office is named after the Portcullis chained Or badge of the Beauforts, which was a favourite device of King Henry VII. King Henry's mother was Lady Margaret Beaufort. The office was instituted around 1485, probably at the time of Henry's coronation. The badge of office is very similar to that of Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary, the latter being ensigned with the Royal Crown. The earliest recorded Portcullis Pursuivant was James or Jacques Videt, who was the plaintiff in a Common Pleas case in 1498 and again in 1500.

The current Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is Dominic Ingram.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portcullis Pursuivant