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- Dictionaryheraldry/ˈhɛrəldri/
noun
- 1. the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated: "the use of the rose in heraldry"
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Study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings, as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branch of heraldry, concerns the design and transmission of the heraldic achievement. The achievement, or armorial bearings usually includes a coat of arms on a shield, helmet and... Wikipedia