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heraldry

DEFINITIONS OF: heraldry

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n emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

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armorial bearing, bearing, charge, heraldic bearing
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms
the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
annulet, roundel
(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle
chevron
an inverted V-shaped charge
fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys
(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
ordinary
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
quartering
a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
Type of:
emblem
special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

n the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

Type of:
enquiry, inquiry, research
a search for knowledge
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