单词 | rothesay |
释义 | Rothesayn. Scottish. I. Compounds. 1. Rothesay Herald n. (more fully Rothesay Herald of Arms (in Ordinary)) one of the senior heraldic Scottish officers of arms. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldry > herald > [noun] > Scottish heralds Rothesay Herald1402 Bluemantle1504 Rothesay1506 Ross Herald1515 1402 in J. Stuart & G. Burnett Exchequer Rolls Scotl. (1880) III. 552 In partem pensionis.., videlicet Rothesay heraldo. 1488 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) II. 214/1 The lettrez brocht fra him be Rothissay herrald. 1554–5 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1913) X. 268 To Robert Hart, Rothsay heroauld, passand to Kelso witht ane precept of the commendatouris thairof. 1581 Sc. Acts Parl. (1814) III. 286/1 His said office of Rothesay herauld. 1642 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. VII. 331 The other two [were charged] by John Spence, Rothesay Herald,..to render their houses. 1757 W. Maitland Hist. & Antiq. Scotl. II. 714 Sir James Ogilvy of Airly, with a clerk, and Rothsay herald, had orders to repair forthwith to Denmark. 1797 J. Pinkerton Hist. Scotl. I. vi. 233 He sent Rothsay herald to France with a letter relating this and the other events of the year. 1864 J. E. Reid Hist. County of Bute viii. 97 There is in the court of Lord Lyon a Rothesay herald and a Bute pursuivant. 1890 Times 8 Mar. 14/1 The Queen has been pleased..to appoint James William Mitchell, Esq., Rothesay Herald, to be Lyon Clerk. 1931 H. W. Thompson Sc. Man of Feeling Pref. p. xv A generosity equally fine was that of Mr. Francis J. Grant, W.S., His Majesty's Rothesay Herald, now Lord Lyon King at Arms. 1966 Times 12 Aug. 12/5 Colonel Lawson remains Rothesay Herald. 2007 Times (Nexis) 13 Dec. (Features) 72 Sir Crispin Agnew of Locknaw, QC, (Rothesay Herald of Arms) and Lady Agnew. II. Simple uses. 2. = Rothesay Herald n. at sense 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldry > herald > [noun] > Scottish heralds Rothesay Herald1402 Bluemantle1504 Rothesay1506 Ross Herald1515 1506–7 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 371 Item, to Blewmantill, now callit Rothsey, for to pas in France. a1725 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry (1742) II. iv. xvi. 171 Rothsay has his Name and Title from the Castle of Rothsay,..an antient Residence of our Scots Kings in the Isle of Bute. 1843 C. R. Dod Man. Dignities Privilege & Precedence (new ed.) iv. 300 The number of the heralds in Scotland are six, viz. Islay, Rothesay, Snowdown, Marchmont, Albany, and Ross. 1900 J. B. Paul Heraldry Sc. Hist. & Art iii. 92 Of heralds who were or ultimately became part of the King's Household we meet with Rothesay, Marchmont, Snowdon, Albany, Ross, and Islay. 1930 Encycl. Laws Scotl. IX. 338 By the Act of 1867 the number of heralds was reduced to three, the present heralds being Albany, Rothesay, and Marchmont. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1402 |
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