Associations to the word «Heraldry»

Wiktionary

HERALDRY, noun. (uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
HERALDRY, noun. (countable) An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
HERALDRY, noun. (uncountable) Pageantry.

Dictionary definition

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.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke