heraldry

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
  2. noun emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

Etymology

From herald + -ry. First attested in 1572. Displaced earlier heraldy, equivalent to herald + -y.

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