her|ald|ry

her|ald|ry
her|ald|ry «HEHR uhl dree», noun, plural -ries.
1. the science or art of dealing with coats of arms. Heraldry determines a person's right to use a coat of arms, traces family descent, and designs coats of arms for new countries.
2. a heraldic device, or a collection of such devices.
3. = coat of arms. (Cf.coat of arms) SYNONYM(S): blazonry.
4. the ceremony or pomp connected with the life of noble families: »

He would proclaim it far and wide, With trump and solemn heraldry (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).


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