• (British) IPA: /ˈpɜː.sɪ.vənt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpɜɹ.sɪ.vənt/, /ˈpɜr.swɪ.vənt/

pursuivant (plural pursuivants)

1. (archaic) A follower
2. (heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.

   • The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, / And Fear, the pursuivant of Hope.

3. (freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge
4. A royal messenger, (particularly) one with the authority to execute warrants.
   • 18, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 12, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify ), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323 ↗:

5. (law enforcement, by extension) A warrant officer.