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[her-uh
l-dree] 
–noun, plural -ries.
| 1. | the science of armorial bearings. |
| 2. | the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of recording honors, and of deciding questions of precedence. |
| 3. | the office or duty of a herald. |
| 4. | a heraldic device, or a collection of such devices. |
| 5. | a coat of arms; armorial bearings. |
| 6. | heraldic symbolism. |
| 7. | heraldic pomp or ceremony: The coronation was marked by all the magnificence of heraldry. |
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Heraldry
Spanish:
heráldica,
German:
die Heraldik,
Japanese:
紋章学
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