Dictionary

heraldry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

From herald + -ry. First attested in 1572. Displaced earlier heraldy, equivalent to herald + -y.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) 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.
   • The ordered system of symbols which we know as heraldry came into being in the twelfth century to meet a military need. These symbols were emblazoned on shields, surcoats and fighting flags, and served as an invaluable means of identification when the features were obscured by the great helm. 1956 July, Col. H. C. B. Rogers, “Railway Heraldry”, in Railway Magazine, page 476:
2. (countable) An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
3. (uncountable) Pageantry.
   • Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful heraldry.

Forms

Relateds

heraldric · herald · heraldic

Translations (69)

cmn 紋章學 /纹章学 (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · az heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · pt heráldica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · ro heraldică (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · da heraldik (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · zza desmaloci (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · is skjaldarmerkjafræði (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · fy wapenkunde (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · he הרלדיקה (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · ka ჰერალდიკა (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · co eraldicu (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · lij aràldica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · gl heráldica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · lt heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · fa نشانشناسی (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · be гера́льдыка (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · nn heraldikk (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · lv heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · es heráldica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · ja 紋章学 (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · tr heraldik (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · de Wappenwesen (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · mk хералдика (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · gl armaría (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · eu heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · nl wapenkunde (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · nl heraldiek (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · sk heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · ca heràldica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · rgn aràldica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · bg хера́лдика (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · nb heraldikk (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · scn aràldica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · ga araltas (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · sh heràldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · it araldica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · es blasón (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · fr héraldique (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · hy գերբագիտություն (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · sq heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · sh хера̀лдика (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · sv heraldik (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · pl heraldyka (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · ru гера́льдика (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · hu heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · uk гера́льдика (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · sl heráldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · zza heraldik (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · ko 문장학 (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · fur eraldiche (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · eo heraldiko (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · br ardamezouriezh (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · fi heraldiikka (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · th มุทราศาสตร์ (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · el εραλδική (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · et heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · gd earraideas (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · de Heraldik (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · fy heraldyk (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · fi vaakunaoppi (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · oc heraudica (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · cs heraldika (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · tr arma bilimi (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · co araldicu (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · de Heroldskunst (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · vi huy hiệu học (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · cy herodraeth (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · id perbentaraan (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) · ar عِلْم شِعَارات النَبَالَة (the profession of devising and blazoning arms)