heraldic

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adjective

Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds.

“a heraldic device”

Similar
heraldriccommunicativecommunicatoryheraldist
Opposite
unheraldic
OriginFrench héraldique →
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Meanings

adjectiveheraldic (comparative more heraldic, superlative most heraldic)

comparative more heraldic · superlative most heraldic

  1. Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds.

    a heraldic device

    1 more example

    That ceiling was covered with square compartments, each filled with strange figures, flowers, fruit, heraldic devices—all blazoned in the richest colours,...

    1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 113

    Synonyms: heraldric · Antonyms: unheraldic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, or relating to heraldry or heralds.

Similar
heraldric
Opposite
unheraldic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveindicative of or announcing something to come

Similar
communicativecommunicatory

adjectiveof or relating to heraldry

Similar
heraldist
Also see
heraldist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchhéraldique
  2. Englishheraldic

From herald + -ic; probably modelled on French héraldique.

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Translations

Bulgarian хералдически
  • хералдически (heraldičeski)relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Catalan heràldic
  • heràldicrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Czech heraldický
  • heraldickýrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Danish heraldisk
  • heraldiskrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Dutch heraldisch
  • heraldischrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Esperanto heraldika
  • heraldikarelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Finnish heraldinen
  • heraldinenrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
French héraldique
  • héraldiquerelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
German heraldisch
  • heraldischrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Indonesian kebentaraan
  • kebentaraanrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Italian araldico
  • araldicorelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Polish heraldyczny
  • heraldycznyrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Portuguese heráldico
  • heráldicorelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Spanish heráldico
  • heráldicorelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Swedish heraldisk
  • heraldiskrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Heraclid
Cite this entry
APA

heraldic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heraldic

MLA

“heraldic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heraldic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heraldic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heraldic.

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