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Norroy

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

The most northern of the English kings-of-arms, whose jurisdiction lay north of the Trent. Since 1943, the jurisdiction is Norroy and Ulster.

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Usage: historical

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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History

Etymology

From French [Term?].

From Old French norht, north, nort (“north”) + roi (“king”), Anglo-Norman roy (“king”).