Definition of herald

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Herald (n.) A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger.

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Blazon :: Blazon (n.) An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat of arms; armorial bearings..
Bode :: Bode (v. t.) A messenger; a herald.
Membered :: Membered (a.) Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.
Fleur-de-lis :: Fleur-de-lis (n.) A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France..
Blazoner :: Blazoner (n.) One who gives publicity, proclaims, or blazons; esp., one who blazons coats of arms; a herald..
Heraldically :: Heraldically (adv.) In an heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry.
Pursuivant :: Pursuivant (n.) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds. Also used figuratively..
Herald :: Herald (n.) An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character..
Armory :: Armory (n.) That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.
Blazon :: Blazon (v. t.) To describe in proper terms (the figures of heraldic devices); also, to delineate (armorial bearings); to emblazon..
Heraud :: Heraud (n.) A herald.
Emblazon :: Emblazon (v. t.) To depict or represent; -- said of heraldic bearings. See Blazon.
Armorist :: Armorist (n.) One skilled in coat armor or heraldry.
Herald :: Herald (n.) A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame..
College :: College (n.) A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college of bishops..
Herald :: Herald (n.) Any messenger.
Emblazonry :: Emblazonry (n.) The act or art of an emblazoner; heraldic or ornamental decoration, as pictures or figures on shields, standards, etc.; emblazonment..
Device :: Device (n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing..
Escroll :: Escroll (n.) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed..
Legend :: Legend (n.) An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration..
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