or Pursuivant, in heraldry, the lowest order of officers at arms.

The poursuivants are properly attendants on the heralds, when they marshal public ceremonies. Of these in England, there were formerly many, but at present there are only four, viz. blue-mantle, rouge-crofs, rouge-dragon, and portcullise. In Scotland, there is only one king at arms, who is styled Lion; and has no less than six heralds, and as many poursuivants, and a great many messengers at arms, under him.