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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley