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Heraldry
noun
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Noun
- 1 The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank. uncountable
"Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is a specialist in heraldry at the College of Arms."
- 2 emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms wordnet
- 3 An armorial ensign along with its history and description. countable
- 4 the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies wordnet
- 5 Pageantry. uncountable
"Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful heraldry."
Etymology
From herald + -ry. First attested in 1572. Displaced earlier heraldy, equivalent to herald + -y.
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