king-of-arms

king-of-arms

(kĭng′əv-ärmz′)n. pl. kings-of-arms (kĭngz′-) A high-ranking heraldic officer in Great Britain.

king-of-arms

n, pl kings-of-arms1. (Heraldry) the highest rank of heraldic officer, itself divided into the ranks of Garter, Clarenceaux, and Norroy and Ulster. In Scotland the first is Lyon2. (Heraldry) a person holding this rank