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flunkeys
/ˈflʌŋkiz/

An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

wreaths
/ɹiːðz/

An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.

goober
goobernoun
/ˈɡuːbə/ /ˈɡubəɹ/

A British citizen during the reign of a king named George.

groat
groatnoun
/ɡɹəʊt/ /ɡɹoʊt/

A historical English silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of Maundy coins.

throne
thronenoun
[θɹəʊn] [θɹoʊn]

An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.

prince consort
/ˈprɪns ˈkɒnsɔːt/ /ˈprɪns ˈkɑːnsɔːrt/

The husband of a queen regnant who is not himself a king in his own right.

successors
/səkˈsɛsərz/ /səkˈsɛsəz/

A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

"George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US."

aide-de-camp
/ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/

A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.

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/ˈsuːzərən lɔːrd/

A lord who has the right to receive homage from and to exercise suzerainty over a vassal.

peers of the realm
/pɪərz əv ðə ˈrɛlm/

Any member of the House of Lords who is not a life peer.

preceded
/pɹiˈsiːdɪd/ /pɹəˈsiːdɪd/

To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

cup-bearers
/ˈkʌpˌbɛərərz/

One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.

potentate
/ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/ /ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/

A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

lackey
lackeynoun
/ˈlæ.ki/

A footman, a liveried male servant.

earls
earlsnoun
/ɜːlz/

(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

jousts
joustsverb
/dʒaʊsts/

To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

sats
satsnoun
/sæts/

An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.

crests
crestsnoun
/kɹɛsts/

A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.

patricians
/pəˈtrɪʃənz/ /peɪˈtrɪʃənz/

A person of high birth; a nobleman.

paladins
/ˈpælədɪnz/

Any of the twelve Companions of the court of Emperor Charlemagne.