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
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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