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Herald
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- 1 A surname.
- 2 A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
- 1 A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
"The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead."
- 2 Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”). alt-of, alternative
- 3 something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone wordnet
- 4 A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
"Daffodils are heralds of Spring."
- 5 (formal) a person who announces important news wordnet
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- 6 An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
"Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms."
- 7 A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
- 8 A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
"New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used. Circulation of Kelly-Miller heralds, which last season averaged between 5,000 and 6,000 copies per stand, will be in for one of the greatest boosts this year."
- 1 To proclaim or announce an event. figuratively, often, transitive
"Daffodils herald the Spring."
- 2 praise vociferously wordnet
- 3 To greet something with excitement; to hail. passive, transitive, usually
"The film was heralded by critics."
- 4 greet enthusiastically or joyfully wordnet
- 5 foreshadow or presage wordnet
Etymology
From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
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