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Heraldry definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HER'ALDRY, n. The art or office of a herald. Heraldry is the art, practice or science of recording genealogies,and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial. It also teaches whatever relates to the marshaling of cavalcades, processions and other public ceremonies.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
2: emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ries) Date: 1572 1. the practice of devising, blazoning, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and recording genealogies 2. an armorial ensign; broadly insignia 3. pageantry

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the science or art of a herald, esp. in dealing with armorial bearings. 2 heraldic pomp. 3 armorial bearings.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Heraldry Her"ald*ry, n. The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Heraldry is the study of coats of arms and of the history of the families who are entitled to have them.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Blazonry, emblazonry, the heraldic art, the herald's art.

Moby Thesaurus

armory, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, blazonry, brassard, button, cap and gown, chain, chain of office, circumstance, class ring, cockade, collar, cross, decoration, dress, eagle, emblems, ensigns, fasces, figurehead, fleur-de-lis, formality, hammer and sickle, insignia, lapel pin, livery, mace, mantle, markings, medal, mortarboard, old school tie, pin, pomp, pride, regalia, ring, rose, school ring, shamrock, sigillography, skull and crossbones, solemnity, sphragistics, staff, state, swastika, tartan, thistle, tie, uniform, verge, wand