Clarenceux King of Arms

noun

Clar·​en·​ceux King of Arms

variants or less commonly Clarenceux or Clarencieux King of Arms or Clarencieux

ˈklarənˌsü(-)

plural Clarenceux Kings of Arms

-ˌsü-

also Clarenceux

-ˌsü(z)

or Clarencieux Kings of Arms

-ˌsü-

or Clarencieux

-ˌsü(z)

: an English king of arms having jurisdiction south of the river Trent compare college of arms, garter king of arms , norroy and ulster king of arms , norroy king of arms

Word History

Etymology

translation of Anglo-French Roy d'Armes de Clarenceux, from Clarenceux, English dukedom, from Clare, Suffolk, England

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