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Officer of arms
State officer for heraldic, armorial or ceremonial duties / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:
- to control and initiate armorial matters;
- to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state;
- to conserve and interpret heraldic and genealogical records.
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