Meanings
nounheraldry (countable and uncountable, plural heraldries)
plural heraldries · alternative obsolete heraldy
- uncountableThe profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is a specialist in heraldry at the College of Arms.
1 more example
The ordered system of symbols which we know as heraldry came into being in the twelfth century to meet a military need. These symbols were emblazoned on shields, surcoats and fighting flags, and served as an invaluable means of identification when the features were obscured by the great helm.
1956 July, Col. H. C. B. Rogers, “Railway Heraldry”, in Railway Magazine, page 476 - countableAn armorial ensign along with its history and description.
Origin
Translations
Arabic عِلْم شِعَارات النَبَالَة
- عِلْم شِعَارات النَبَالَة (ʕilm šiʕārāt an-nabāla)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Basque heraldika
- heraldikathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Bulgarian хера́лдика
- хера́лдика (heráldika)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Catalan heràldica
- heràldicathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Chinese Mandarin 紋章學 /纹章学
- 紋章學 /纹章学 (wénzhāngxué)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Czech heraldika
- heraldikathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Danish heraldik
- heraldikthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Dutch wapenkunde, heraldiek
- wapenkundethe profession of devising and blazoning arms
- heraldiekthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Esperanto heraldiko
- heraldikothe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Estonian heraldika
- heraldikathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Finnish heraldiikka, vaakunaoppi
- heraldiikkathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
- vaakunaoppithe profession of devising and blazoning arms
French héraldique
- héraldiquethe profession of devising and blazoning arms
German Heraldik, Heroldskunst
- Heraldikthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Heroldskunstthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Wappenwesenthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Greek εραλδική
- εραλδική (eraldikí)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Hebrew הרלדיקה
- הרלדיקה (heraldika)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Hungarian heraldika
- heraldikathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Icelandic skjaldarmerkjafræði
- skjaldarmerkjafræðithe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Indonesian perbentaraan
- perbentaraanthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Irish araltas
- araltasthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Italian araldica
- araldicathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Japanese 紋章学
- 紋章学 (monshōgaku)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Korean 문장학
- 문장학 (munjanghak)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Latvian heraldika
- heraldikathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Lithuanian heraldika
- heraldikathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Norwegian Bokmål heraldikk
- heraldikkthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Persian نشانشناسی
- نشانشناسی (nešân-šenâsi)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Polish heraldyka
- heraldykathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Portuguese heráldica
- heráldicathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Romanian heraldică
- heraldicăthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Russian гера́льдика
- гера́льдика (gerálʹdika)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Scottish Gaelic earraideas
- earraideasthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Slovak heraldika
- heraldikathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Spanish blasón, heráldica
- blasónthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
- heráldicathe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Swedish heraldik
- heraldikthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Thai มุทราศาสตร์
- มุทราศาสตร์ (mudra-sàat)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Turkish arma bilimi, heraldik
- arma bilimithe profession of devising and blazoning arms
- heraldikthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Ukrainian гера́льдика
- гера́льдика (herálʹdyka)the profession of devising and blazoning arms
Vietnamese huy hiệu học
- huy hiệu họcthe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Welsh herodraeth
- herodraeththe profession of devising and blazoning arms
Cite this entry
APA
heraldry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heraldry
MLA
“heraldry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heraldry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heraldry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heraldry.
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