The heraldic badge of Linlithgow Pursuivant of Arms
Heraldic tradition
Gallo-British
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Governing body
Court of the Lord Lyon
Linlithgow Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
This title is locative in origin, and is derived from the name of a royal burgh of Linlithgow and palace of the same name.[1] The title is often used for a Pursuivant Extraordinary.
The badge of office is A greyhound bitch passant Sable ensigned of a coronet of four fleur de lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently held by Professor[3] Gillian Black. She took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[4]
^"Heraldic Titles from the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Dictionary of Period Forms". Julia Smith. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
^Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
^Appointed Professor of Scots Private Law at the University of Edinburgh in 2020.
^"Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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