Heralds' College
a royal corporation in England, instituted in 1483, concerned chiefly with armorial bearings, genealogies, honors, and precedence.
- Also called College of Arms.
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How to use Heralds' College in a sentence
His footballing tie, with his college arms embroidered upon it, flapped gently in the breeze.
Once a Week | Alan Alexander MilneI made my way by the police station and the College Arms towards my own house.
The War of the Worlds | H. G. WellsA curiously short and wide shield, bearing the college arms, is encircled by a band bearing the inscription, 'Sigill.
Book-Plates | William J. HardyIn the centre of the hall was a huge plate-warmer, elaborately worked in brass with the college arms.
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III | Cuthbert Bede
British Dictionary definitions for heralds' college
another name for college of arms
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