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heraldry

he·raldry

UK/ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/ US/ˈhɛrʌldri/ uncommon

noun

1.

the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

2.

emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

Origin

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

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