ALL meanings of king-of-arms
king-of-arm
K k - noun plural king-of-arms a title of certain of the principal heralds of England and certain other kingdoms empowered by their sovereigns to grant armorial bearings. 1
- noun king-of-arms One of the three chief heralds of the College of Arms, designated as Garter, Clarenceux, and Norroy. 0
- noun king-of-arms the highest rank of heraldic officer, itself divided into the ranks of Garter, Clarenceaux, and Norroy and Ulster. In Scotland the first is Lyon 0
- noun king-of-arms a person holding this rank 0
- noun king-of-arms in Great Britain, any of the chief officers who decide questions of heraldry 0