Heralds of Arms in Ordinary

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heraldic office officers of arms

Heralds of Arms in Ordinary are full-time, professional officers of arms in the College of Arms in England, responsible for heraldic and ceremonial duties under the authority of the Crown.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic office → officers of arms →
appointedBy	Sovereign of the United Kingdom →
associatedWith	Royal Household of the United Kingdom →
basedIn	City of London →
ceremonialDress	tudor-style tabard →
country	England →
distinctFrom	Heralds of Arms Extraordinary → Kings of Arms → Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary →
duty	ceremonial duties → heraldic duties →
emblematicRole	representing royal authority in matters of arms →
employer	College of Arms →
employmentStatus	full-time → professional →
field	heraldry →
governedBy	charters and warrants of the Crown →
hasMember	Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary → Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary → Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary → Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary → Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary → York Herald of Arms in Ordinary →
historicalOrigin	late Middle Ages in England →
jurisdiction	England →
languageOfWork	English →
legalStatus	corporate officers of the Crown →
location	London →
operatesUnderAuthorityOf	Crown →
partOf	College of Arms →
rank	middle rank of officers of arms →
reportsTo	Garter Principal King of Arms →
responsibleFor	advising on heraldic matters → genealogical research → granting of coats of arms (with Kings of Arms) → proclamations → recording pedigrees → royal processions → state ceremonial →
seat	College of Arms building →
subordinateTo	Clarenceux King of Arms → Garter Principal King of Arms → Kings of Arms → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms →
tradition	English heraldic tradition →
uses	heraldic insignia of office →
wears	tabard bearing the royal arms →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Heralds’ College ("Heralds of Arms") → Heralds’ College ("Pursuivants of Arms") →	employs
Earl Marshal → Earl Marshal ("Heralds of Arms Extraordinary") →	oversees
Heralds of Arms in Ordinary ("Heralds of Arms Extraordinary") →	distinctFrom
Heralds’ College ("Heralds") →	hasPart