heraldy

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A form of heraldry — The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

OriginMiddle English heraldie ← Middle French hiraudie →
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Meanings

nounheraldy (countable and uncountable, plural heraldies)

plural heraldies

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of heraldry.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchhiraudie
  2. Middle Englishheraldie
  3. Englishheraldy

From Middle English heraldie, herialte, from Middle French hiraudie; equivalent to herald + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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