heraldry

noun her·ald·ry \ˈher-əl-drē, ˈhe-rəl-\

: the activity of creating or studying coats of arms and of tracing and recording family histories

plural her·ald·ries

Full Definition of HERALDRY

: the practice of devising, blazoning, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and recording genealogies

: an armorial ensign; broadly : insignia

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noun her·ald·ry \ˈher-əl-drē\

: the art or science of tracing and recording family history and creating coats of arms

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