Definitions for heraldryˈhɛr əl dri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
her•ald•ryˈhɛr əl dri(n.)(pl.)-ries.
the study of armorial bearings.
Category: Heraldry
the practice of blazoning and granting armorial bearings, tracing and recording genealogies, recording honors, and deciding precedence.
Category: Heraldry
a heraldic device or devices.
Category: Heraldry
ceremonial splendor.
Category: Heraldry
Origin of heraldry:
1350–1400
Princeton's WordNet
heraldry(noun)
the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
heraldry(noun)
emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
Wiktionary
heraldry(Noun)
The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is a specialist in heraldry at the College of Arms.
heraldry(Noun)
An armorial ensign along with its history and description
heraldry(Noun)
Pageantry
Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful heraldry.
Webster Dictionary
Heraldry(noun)
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
Translations for heraldry
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
heraldry(noun)
the study of coats of arms, crests etc and of the history of the families who have the right to use them.
- wapenkunde, heraldiekAfrikaans
- عِلْم شِعارات النَّبالَهArabic
- хералдикаBulgarian
- heráldicaPortuguese (BR)
- heraldikaCzech
- die HeraldikGerman
- heraldikDanish
- οικοσημολογίαGreek
- heráldicaSpanish
- heraldikaEstonian
- نشان نجابت خانوادگیFarsi
- heraldiikkaFinnish
- art héraldiqueFrench
- חֶקֶר שִׁלטֵי אַבִּירִיםHebrew
- वंशावली चिह्नों से संबन्धित कला तथा शास्त्रHindi
- heraldika, grboslovljeCroatian
- címertanHungarian
- ilmu lambangIndonesian
- skjaldarmerkjafræðiIcelandic
- araldicaItalian
- 紋章学Japanese
- 문장학Korean
- heraldikaLithuanian
- heraldikaLatvian
- ilmu asal-usul dan lambang kebangsawananMalay
- heraldiekDutch
- heraldikkNorwegian
- heraldykaPolish
- نشان نجابت خانوادگیPersian
- نسب پيژندنهPashto
- heráldicaPortuguese
- heraldicăRomanian
- геральдикаRussian
- heraldikaSlovak
- grboslovjeSlovenian
- heraldikaSerbian
- heraldikSwedish
- การศึกษาเกี่ยวกับตราประจำตระกูลThai
- hanedan armacılığıTurkish
- 紋章學Chinese (Trad.)
- геральдика; гербознавствоUkrainian
- تقریبات، تشریفات، رسومات، انساب وغیرہ سے متعلقUrdu
- khoan nghiên cứu huy hiệuVietnamese
- 纹章学Chinese (Simp.)
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