Officer of arms

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.

Banners bearing heraldic badges of several officers of arms at the College of Arms in London

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