HERALDRY

heraldry

(noun) emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

heraldry

(noun) the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heraldry (countable and uncountable, plural heraldries)

(uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

(countable) An armorial ensign along with its history and description.

(uncountable) Pageantry.

Source: Wiktionary


Her"ald*ry, n.

Definition: The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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