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
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
