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/ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/
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HH EH1 R AH0 L D R IY0
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The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is a specialist in heraldry at the College of Arms.
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Antonyms: none provided
An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Pageantry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful heraldry.
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emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: emblem
Narrower terms: charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing, coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry
the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inquiry, enquiry, research
From herald + -ry. First attested in 1572. Displaced earlier heraldy, equivalent to herald + -y.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Arabic :
عِلْم شِعَارات النَبَالَة
(ʕilm šiʕārāt an-nabāla)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Armenian :
գերբագիտություն
(gerbagitutʻyun)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Azerbaijani :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Basque :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Belarusian :
гера́льдыка
(hjerálʹdyka)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Breton :
ardamezouriezh
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Bulgarian :
хера́лдика
(heráldika)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Catalan :
heràldica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Chinese Mandarin :
紋章學 /纹章学
(wénzhāngxué)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Corsican :
araldicu
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Corsican :
eraldicu
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Czech :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Danish :
heraldik
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Dutch :
wapenkunde
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Dutch :
heraldiek
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Esperanto :
heraldiko
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Estonian :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Finnish :
heraldiikka
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Finnish :
vaakunaoppi
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
French :
héraldique
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
West-Frisian :
wapenkunde
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
West-Frisian :
heraldyk
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Friulian :
eraldiche
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Galician :
armaría
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Galician :
heráldica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Georgian :
ჰერალდიკა
(heraldiḳa)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
German :
Heraldik
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
German :
Heroldskunst
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
German :
Wappenwesen
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Greek :
εραλδική
(eraldikí)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Hebrew :
הרלדיקה
(heraldika)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Hungarian :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Icelandic :
skjaldarmerkjafræði
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Indonesian :
perbentaraan
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Irish :
araltas
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Italian :
araldica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Japanese :
紋章学
(monshōgaku)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Korean :
문장학
(munjanghak)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Latvian :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Ligurian :
aràldica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Lithuanian :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Macedonian :
хералдика
(heraldika)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Norwegian Bokmål :
heraldikk
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Norwegian Nynorsk :
heraldikk
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Occitan :
heraudica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Persian :
نشانشناسی
(nešân-šenâsi)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Polish :
heraldyka
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Portuguese :
heráldica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Romagnol :
aràldica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Romanian :
heraldică
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Russian :
гера́льдика
(gerálʹdika)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Scottish Gaelic :
earraideas
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Serbo-Croatian :
хера̀лдика
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Serbo-Croatian :
heràldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Sicilian :
aràldica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Slovak :
heraldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Slovene :
heráldika
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Spanish :
blasón
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Spanish :
heráldica
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Swedish :
heraldik
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Thai :
มุทราศาสตร์
(mudra-sàat)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Turkish :
arma bilimi
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Turkish :
heraldik
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Ukrainian :
гера́льдика
(herálʹdyka)
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Vietnamese :
huy hiệu học
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Welsh :
herodraeth
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Zazaki :
heraldik
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Zazaki :
desmaloci
— the profession of devising and blazoning arms