earl marshal
noun
: an officer of state in England serving chiefly as a royal attendant on ceremonial occasions, as marshal of state processions, and as head of the College of Arms
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By command of the king, the earl marshal is directed to invite Madame Nicki Minaj to be present at the Abbey Church of Westminster on the 6th day of May, 2023.
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Vulture, 4 May 2023
Besides the rosary, thieves also lifted a set of coronation cups given by Mary to the then-earl marshal, a member of the Howard family.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2021
Vulture, 4 May 2023
Besides the rosary, thieves also lifted a set of coronation cups given by Mary to the then-earl marshal, a member of the Howard family.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2021
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“Earl marshal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earl%20marshal. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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