coat of arms

noun
1.
a surcoat or tabard embroidered with heraldic devices, worn by medieval knights over their armor.
2.
a heraldic achievement of arms.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; parallel to French cotte d'armes

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coat of arms
 
—n
1.  the heraldic bearings of a person, family, or corporation
2.  a surcoat decorated with family or personal bearings

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Word Origin & History

coat of arms
late 15c., originally a coat embroidered with heraldic arms (worn over armor, etc); sense transferred to the heraldic arms themselves by 1560s. (A turncoat was one who put his coat on inside-out to hide the badge of his loyalty).
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Example sentences
The king awarded him a coat of arms embellished with two cinnamon sticks, three nutmegs and twelve cloves.
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