Heraldry

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms wordnet
  3. 3
    An armorial ensign along with its history and description. countable
  4. 4
    the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies wordnet
  5. 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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