her‧ald‧ry/ˈherəldri/noun[uncountable]the study ofcoatsof arms—heraldic/heˈrældɪk/adjective Examples from the Corpus heraldry•Arepresentativefrom theCollegeof Arms hadkindlyagreed to come and talk aboutheraldry.•They were probablyintroducedas aspin-offfrom therevivedinterest...
a layer of anything that covers a surface:That wall needs another coat of paint. Anatomy, Medicinea mucous layer covering or lining an organ or connected parts, as on the tongue. HeraldrySeecoat of arms. [Archaic.]a petticoat or skirt. ...
Heraldry to divide (an escutcheon) into four or more parts. to place or bear quarterly (different coats of arms, etc.) on an escutcheon. to display (a coat of arms) with one's own on an escutcheon. v.i. to take up, or be in quarters; ...
The basic proposition is a claim that the coats of arms of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and the Principality of Wales were seen in a specific context as the coats of arms derived from the sons of the founder of the ancient Kingdom of Britain, Brutus. This t...
Another stride that has been taken, appears in the perishing of heraldry. Whilst the privileges of nobility are passing to the middle class, the badge is discredited177, and the titles of lordship are getting musty and cumbersome178. I wonder that sensible men have not been already impatient ...