The practice of devising, blazoning, and granting of armorial bearings, and tracing and recording genealogies
the practice of devising, blazoning, and granting armoral insignia (coats of arms)
The practice of identifying specific individuals by symbols and emblems granted by special authority (usually the king or queen) The primary device is the coat of arms
Designation for Coats of Arms and their design Individuals, Realms, Guilds, & Orders can all have their own Heraldry
emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
Heraldry is the study of coats of arms and of the history of the families who are entitled to have them. the study of coats of arms. Art and science of devising, displaying, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and recording genealogies. The use of heraldic symbols as a means of identification spread throughout the European nobility in the 13th century. The principal vehicle for displaying the heraldic devices is the shield; in the full armorial achievement, the shield is augmented by the helmet, crest, mantling, crown, wreath, motto, compartment (base), and supporters. Arms are hereditary; all male descendants of the first person to whom they were granted bear the arms. As insignia of honour, they are protected by law in the European monarchies, Ireland, Switzerland, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. See also coat of arms; ecclesiastical heraldry
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 governing their use and transmission, and their connection with titular rank, family dignities and genealogies
The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies
The collection of arts pertaining to coats of arms, names, and verbal proclamation
A system of identifying people and institutions by means of devices placed upon a SHIELD This is often accompanied by the symbolic use of other components of the armour of a medieval knight, to make the complete ACHIEVEMENT of ARMS Although the use of flags predates heraldry by millennia, modern flag design has been strongly influenced by heraldry
Arms associated with the administrative and collegiate bodies of a church, particularly the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Presbyterian churches. Abbeys, priories, and dioceses have their own arms, and high ecclesiastical functionaries have always added their personal arms. See also coat of arms; heraldry