An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:
to control and initiate armorial matters;
to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state;
to conserve and interpret heraldic and genealogical records.
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College of Arms in London. Visible in this photograph from left to right are the heraldic badges (no...
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Timothy Duke (Clarenceux) and David White (Garter) standing in their tabards under the Norman Porch ...