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adj
Of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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adj
In, or pertaining to, armor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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noun
A book etc concerning heraldry, especially a collection of coats of arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From armory + -al.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h2(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English armorial From armor + -ial.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
