What does poursuivant mean?
Poursuivant means Archaic form of pursuivant..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Archaic form of pursuivant..
1st Ret. Ay—do—push, friends, and then you ’ll push down me. / —What for? Does any hear a runner’s foot, / Or a steed’s trample, or a coach-wheel’s cry? / Is the Earl come or his least poursuivant? / But there ’s no breeding in a man of you / Save Gerard yonder: here ’s a half-place yet, / Old Gerard!
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Poursuivant means Archaic form of pursuivant..
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1st Ret. Ay—do—push, friends, and then you ’ll push down me. / —What for? Does any hear a runner’s foot, / Or a steed’s trample, or a coach-wheel’s cry? / Is the Earl come or his least poursuivant? / But there ’s no breeding in a man of you / Save Gerard yonder: here ’s a half-place yet, / Old Gerard!
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