heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of … Universalium
Heraldry — The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late fifteenth century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms) Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning … Wikipedia
heraldry — art of arms and armorial bearings, late 14c., heraldy, from O.Fr. hiraudie heralds collectively, from hiraut (see HERALD (Cf. herald) (n.)). The spelling with r is attested from 1570s (Cf. poetry, pedantry) … Etymology dictionary
HERALDRY — Seventeenth century writers on heraldry claimed that the origins of coats of arms could be found in Numbers 2:2: The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying The Israelites shall camp each with his standard under the banners of their ancestral house … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Heralds' Museum — The Heralds Museum at the Tower of London opened in the old Waterloo Barracks within the Tower in 1981. It was run by the College of Arms Trust. The original idea came from Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter Principal King of Arms. Wagner hoped to… … Wikipedia
heraldry — /hehraldriy/ The art, office, or science of heralds. Also an old and obsolete abuse of buying and selling precedence in the paper of causes for hearing … Black's law dictionary
heraldry — /hehraldriy/ The art, office, or science of heralds. Also an old and obsolete abuse of buying and selling precedence in the paper of causes for hearing … Black's law dictionary
Heralds' College — A corporation chartered by the king (Richard the Third) in 1483, for the purpose of tracing and preserving the records of heraldry … Ballentine's law dictionary
Spanish heraldry — The tradition and art of heraldry first appeared in Spain at about the beginning of the eleventh century AD and its origin was similar to other European countries: the need for knights and nobles to distinguish themselves from one another on the… … Wikipedia
Charge (heraldry) — For a more comprehensive list, see List of heraldic charges. Shield Field Supporter Supporter Motto (Scotland) … Wikipedia
