heraldry
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EtymologyEdit
herald + -ry. First attested 1572 CE. Displaced earlier heraldy, from herald + -y.
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NounEdit
heraldry (countable and uncountable, plural heraldries)
- (uncountable) 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.
- (countable) An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
- (uncountable) Pageantry.
- Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful heraldry.
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TranslationsEdit
the profession of devising and blazoning arms
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