Herald

//ˈhɛɹəld// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

    "The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone wordnet
  4. 4
    A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

    "Daffodils are heralds of Spring."

  5. 5
    (formal) a person who announces important news wordnet
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  1. 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."

  2. 7
    A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
  3. 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."

Verb
  1. 1
    To proclaim or announce an event. figuratively, often, transitive

    "Daffodils herald the Spring."

  2. 2
    praise vociferously wordnet
  3. 3
    To greet something with excitement; to hail. passive, transitive, usually

    "The film was heralded by critics."

  4. 4
    greet enthusiastically or joyfully wordnet
  5. 5
    foreshadow or presage wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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