her·ald·ry
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| 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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n. pl. her·ald·ries
her'ald·ist n. |
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| heraldry | |
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| 1. | the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies |
| 2. | emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms |
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ˈheraldry noun
the study of coats of arms, crests etc and of the history of the families who have the right to use them
See also: heraldic, herald
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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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