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armorial
(redirected from Roll of arms)

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ar·mo·ri·al  (är-môr-l, -mr-)
adj.
Of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms.
n.
A book or treatise on heraldry.

[From Middle English armorie, arms, from Old French armeurerie, from armeure, armor; see armor.]

armorial [ɑːˈmɔːrɪəl]
adj
(History / Heraldry) of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms
n
(History / Heraldry) a book of coats of arms
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.armorial - of or relating to heraldry or heraldic armsarmorial - of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms; "armorial bearing"
heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
Translations
armorial [ɑːˈmɔːrɪəl] ADJheráldico
armorial bearingsescudo m de armas
armorial
adjWappen-; armorial plateWappenteller m
nWappenbuch nt


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Although early heraldry records were lost, by the 14 th century the Arms of most of Scotland's great families had stabilized, and a Scots Roll of Arms dated 1455-58 still exists in the Scotland Heraldry Collection.
 
 
 
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