HERALDRY

Heraldry

Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander". The word, in its most general sense, encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. To most, though, heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and heraldic badges.

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heraldry

Noun

  1. The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank
    Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is a specialist in heraldry at the College of Arms.
  2. An armorial ensign along with its history and description
  3. Pageantry
    Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful heraldry.


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