heraldry
nounEtymology
From herald + -ry. First attested in 1572. Displaced earlier heraldy, equivalent to herald + -y.
- derived from *harjawaldaz✻
- derived from *heriwald✻
- derived from heraut
- derived from heraud
- inherited from herald
- derived from heraldus
Definitions
The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing…
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.
An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
Pageantry.
- Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful heraldry.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at heraldry. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at heraldry. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at heraldry
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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