Definitions for Herald
ˈhɛr əldHer·ald

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. herald, trumpeter(noun)

   (formal) a person who announces important news

   "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"

2. harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor(verb)

   something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

3. announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald(verb)

   foreshadow or presage

4. acclaim, hail, herald(verb)

   praise vociferously

   "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

5. hail, herald(verb)

   greet enthusiastically or joyfully

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. herald(Noun)

   A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

   The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.

2. herald(Noun)

   A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

   Daffodils are heralds of Spring.

3. herald(Noun)

   An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king of arms.

   Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.

4. herald(Noun)

   A moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix)

5. herald(Verb)

   To proclaim, announce, etc. an event.

   Daffodils herald the Spring.

Origin: From heraud, from heraut, hiraut (French: héraut).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Herald(noun)

   an officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character

2. Herald(noun)

   in the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms

3. Herald(noun)

   a proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame

4. Herald(noun)

   a forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger

5. Herald(noun)

   any messenger

6. Herald(verb)

   to introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in

Origin: [OE. herald, heraud, OF. heralt, heraut, herault, F. hraut, LL. heraldus, haraldus, fr. (assumed) OHG. heriwalto, hariwaldo, a (civil) officer who serves the army; hari, heri, army + waltan to manage, govern, G. walten; akin to E. wield. See Harry, Wield.]

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1. Herald

   A herald, or, more correctly, a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms. Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen to convey messages or proclamations—in this sense being the predecessors of the modern diplomats. In the Hundred Years' War, French heralds challenged King Henry V to fight. During the Battle of Agincourt, the English and the French herald, Montjoie, watched the battle together from a nearby hill; both agreed that the English were the victors, and Montjoie provided King Henry V, who thus earned the right to name the battle, with the name of the nearby castle. Like other officers of arms, a herald would often wear a surcoat, called a tabard, decorated with the coat of arms of his master. It was possibly due to their role in managing the tournaments of the Late Middle Ages that heralds came to be associated with the regulation of the knights' coats of arms. This science of heraldry became increasingly important and further regulated over the years, and in several countries around the world it is still overseen by heralds. Thus the primary job of a herald today is to be an expert in coats of arms. In the United Kingdom heralds are still called upon at times to read proclamations publicly; for which they still wear tabards emblazoned with the royal coat of arms.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Herald

   her′ald, n. in ancient times, an officer who made public proclamations and arranged ceremonies: in medieval times, an officer who had charge of all the etiquette of chivalry, keeping a register of the genealogies and armorial bearings of the nobles: an officer whose duty is to read proclamations, to blazon the arms of the nobility, &c.: a proclaimer: a forerunner: the red-breasted merganser, usually Her′ald-duck.—v.t. to introduce, as by a herald: to proclaim.—adj. Heral′dic, of or relating to heralds or heraldry.—adv. Heral′dically.—ns. Her′aldry, the art or office of a herald: the science of recording genealogies and blazoning coats of arms; Her′aldship.—Heralds' College (see College). [O. Fr. herault; of Teut. origin, Old High Ger. hari (A.S. here, Ger. heer), an army, and wald=walt, strength, sway.]

Anagrams for Herald »

1. hardel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Herald in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Herald in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Herald in a Sentence

1. The Russian military:

   But claim they would n’t have been harmed - Miami Herald :.

2. William Shakespeare:

   Silence is the perfectest herald of joy I were but little happy, if I could say how much.

3. William Shakespeare, "Much Ado about Nothing", Act 2 scene 1:

   Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.

4. Art Buchwald:

   His column explaining Thanksgiving to the French when he wrote for the Paris edition of the Herald Tribune there. --bb

5. Benjamin Franklin:

   When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Sell not liberty to purchase power.

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