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
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
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
