Finally! A little sanity...hip hip ....
oh oh!
custos something something heraut?
>> Hi!
>> I'm looking for the answer to the following question:
>> In the ancient wars, some men had to "raise the war-cry", at the
>> beginning
>> of the battle.
>> How can we call these men?
Heralds.
>> Someone suggested "herauts", but I don't thing it's good.
>> Thanks!
>> Mathias Brousseeau
>> Gaspé
>
> Why not? it seems perfectly reasonable to me.
Matt Giwer - 21 Jan 2006 05:20 GMT
>>> Hi!
>>> I'm looking for the answer to the following question:
>>> In the ancient wars, some men had to "raise the war-cry", at the
>>> beginning
>>> of the battle.
>>> How can we call these men?
> Heralds.
>>> Someone suggested "herauts", but I don't thing it's good.
Looks like heraut is the origin of herald or closely related to it.
Hark, the herald angels sing, advertising wonderous things.

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