Definitions for heraldries

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heraldries her·ald·ry

Spelling: [her-uh l-dree]

IPA: /ˈhɛr əl dri/

Heraldries is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 656 anagrams from letters in heraldries (adeehilrrs).

Definitions for heraldries

noun

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 recording honors, and of deciding questions of precedence.
3. the office or duty of a herald.
4. a heraldic device, or a collection of such devices.
5. a coat of arms; armorial bearings.
6. heraldic symbolism.
7. heraldic pomp or ceremony:

Origin of heraldries

1350-1400; Middle English. See herald, -ry

Examples for heraldries

The reader may be referred to the Appendix of Nisbet's heraldry, vol.

These shields are figured in the Glossary of heraldry, pp. 285, 286.

The two metals and the five colours of heraldry: Nos. 50-56.

Treachery to it is daubed on many an escutcheon in its heraldry.

The dignity of knighthood, the rules of heraldry, were common to all.

In heraldry, the common bucket is called a water bouget or budget.

In all such cases the heraldry should be true, and not of the "bogus" kind.

But why is this mere question of heraldry a matter of importance for the historian?

heraldry is full of colour and imagery, and attracts the fancy like a "book of pictures."

We have to vindicate the reputation of our heraldry, as well in the one capacity as in the other.