her·ald·ry (h r  l-dr )n. pl. her·ald·ries 1. a. The profession, study, or art of devising, granting, and blazoning arms, tracing genealogies, and determining and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. b. A branch of knowledge dealing with the history and description in proper terms of armorial bearings and their accessories. 2. Armorial ensigns or similar insignia. 3. Pomp and ceremony, especially attended with armorial trappings; pageantry. her ald·ist n. |
heraldry [ˈhɛrəldrɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (History / Heraldry) the occupation or study concerned with the classification of armorial bearings, the allocation of rights to bear arms, the tracing of genealogies, etc.
2. (History / Heraldry) the duties and pursuit of a herald
3. (History / Heraldry) armorial bearings, insignia, devices, etc.
4. (History / Heraldry) heraldic symbols or symbolism
5. (History / Heraldry) the show and ceremony of heraldry
heraldist n
heraldry
1. the art of pictorial representation of genealogy, as through coats of arms, crests, etc.
2. the science of genealogy with special reference to aristocratic lineage. — herald, n. — heraldic, adj.
See also: Honors and Regalia
2. the science of genealogy with special reference to aristocratic lineage. — herald, n. — heraldic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogiescrest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet device - an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield" fleur-de-lys, fleur-de-lis - (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris ordinary - (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields inquiry, research, enquiry - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" ramp - be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction" armorial - of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms; "armorial bearing" |
| 2. | heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms armorial bearing, heraldic bearing, bearing, charge - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. |
heraldry
noun
achievement, annulet, argent, armes parlantes, armiger, armory, bandeau, bar, base, baton, bearing, bend, bend sinister, bezzant, bezant, or byzant, blazon, blazonry, bordure, cadency, canting arms, canton, chaplet, charge, checky, chevron, chief, cinquefoil, Clarenceux, coat armour, coat of arms, cockatrice, cognizance or cognisance, college of arms, compony or compone, coronet, couchant, crescent, crest, cross, crosslet, crown, dexter, difference, dimidiate, dormant, eagle, embattled, emblazon, ermine, escutcheon, falcon, fesse or fess, field, fillet, fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys, flory or fleury, fret, fur, fusil, garland, giron or gyron, gironny or gyronny, griffon, guardant or gardant, gules, hatchment, herald, heraldic or fetial, impale or empale, inescutcheon, issuant, king-of-arms, label, leopard, lion, lozenge, lozengy, Lyon King of Arms, mantling or lambrequin, mascle or voided lozenge, matriculation, moline, naissant, nombril, octofoil, officer of arms, or, ordinary, orle, pale, pall, paly, parted, party, passant, pean, pile, potent, proper, purpure, pursuivant, quarter, quartered, quartering, quarterly, rampant, rebus, regardant, roundel, sable, saltire, sejant or sejeant, scutcheon, semé (of) or semée (of), shield, sinister, spread eagle, statant, sun in splendour, supporter, torse, tressure, urdé or urdée, urinant, vair, vert, voided, volant, wreath, wyvern, yale
Quotations
"The science of fools with long memories" [J.R. Planché The Pursuivant of Arms]
"The science of fools with long memories" [J.R. Planché The Pursuivant of Arms]
Heraldry terms
achievement, annulet, argent, armes parlantes, armiger, armory, bandeau, bar, base, baton, bearing, bend, bend sinister, bezzant, bezant, or byzant, blazon, blazonry, bordure, cadency, canting arms, canton, chaplet, charge, checky, chevron, chief, cinquefoil, Clarenceux, coat armour, coat of arms, cockatrice, cognizance or cognisance, college of arms, compony or compone, coronet, couchant, crescent, crest, cross, crosslet, crown, dexter, difference, dimidiate, dormant, eagle, embattled, emblazon, ermine, escutcheon, falcon, fesse or fess, field, fillet, fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys, flory or fleury, fret, fur, fusil, garland, giron or gyron, gironny or gyronny, griffon, guardant or gardant, gules, hatchment, herald, heraldic or fetial, impale or empale, inescutcheon, issuant, king-of-arms, label, leopard, lion, lozenge, lozengy, Lyon King of Arms, mantling or lambrequin, mascle or voided lozenge, matriculation, moline, naissant, nombril, octofoil, officer of arms, or, ordinary, orle, pale, pall, paly, parted, party, passant, pean, pile, potent, proper, purpure, pursuivant, quarter, quartered, quartering, quarterly, rampant, rebus, regardant, roundel, sable, saltire, sejant or sejeant, scutcheon, semé (of) or semée (of), shield, sinister, spread eagle, statant, sun in splendour, supporter, torse, tressure, urdé or urdée, urinant, vair, vert, voided, volant, wreath, wyvern, yale
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