the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. To most, though, heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and badges. ...
The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank; An armorial ensign along with its history and description; Pageantry
The art or science of blazoning or describing in proper terms coats of arms. It treats also of the history and meaning of armorial bearings, rules ...
1) the history, art and study of coats of arms; armory (sense 1). 2) in a general sense, those activities undertaken by heralds, esp. relating to coats of arms, titles of nobility and court ceremonies.
The study of Arms and Shields.
represented in its natural form or colors
Intimately connected with the early history of Europe, its chivalry, and its conquests. Is the science of armorial bearings; how to blazon or describe them in proper terms, and to Marshal or dispose the different arms in an escutcheon or shield.
In heraldry a carbuncle is a charge or bearing representing the precious stone. A carbuncle has eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; four of which make a common cross, and the other four a saltire.
the rules concerning a nobleman's use of patterns used on flags, armor, and shields
A system of specific patterns, colours and symbols used to identify a family in their coat of arms.
the art or science of describing (blazoning), deciphering and recording coats of arms
The art and science of creating and recording Coats of Arms, which were used to identify opponents in battle. A Coat of Arms consists of several parts: the shield, fields, charges, colors, crest, motto, and side figures
the practice of devising, blazoning, and granting armorial insignia (coats of arms)
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