Norroy

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noun

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

OriginOld French norht, north, nort ← Anglo-Norman roy →
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Meanings

Norroy1

nounNorroy (plural Norroys)

plural Norroys

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

Norroy2

proper noun
  1. A commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Origin

Norroy · noun

  1. Anglo-Normanroy“king”
  2. Old Frenchnorht, north, nort“north”
  3. EnglishNorroy

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

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Norroy · proper noun

  1. French[Term?]
  2. EnglishNorroy

From French [Term?].

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APA

Norroy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norroy

MLA

“Norroy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norroy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norroy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norroy.

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