heraldry
The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
Example
“Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is a specialist in heraldry at the College of Arms.”
Other meanings
An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
Related words
- herald
- heraldic
- heraldric
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “heraldry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.