Associations to the word «Heraldry»

Wiktionary

HERALDRY, noun. (uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
HERALDRY, noun. (countable) An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
HERALDRY, noun. (uncountable) Pageantry.

Dictionary definition

HERALDRY, noun. The study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies.
HERALDRY, noun. Emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras