Documents for "Heraldry, Knighthood, and Chivalry":

• arms, coat of see blazonry ; heraldry.

• blazonry science of describing or depicting armorial bearings. The introduction, since the Middle Ages, of artificial rules and fanciful medieval terms has complicated the science, particularly in England...

• chivalry system of ethical ideals that arose from feudalism and had its highest development in the 12th and 13th cent.

• coat of arms see blazonry and heraldry.

• College of Arms see Heralds' College.

• courts of love see chivalry and courtly love.

• crest in feudal livery, an ornament of the headpiece that afforded protection against a blow. The term is incorrectly used to mean family coat of arms. Crests were widely used in the 13th cent. by feudal...

• heraldry system in which inherited symbols, or devices, called charges are displayed on a shield, or escutcheon, for the purpose of identifying individuals or families. In the Middle Ages the herald, often...

• Heralds' College body first chartered in 1483 by Richard III of England. It has been reorganized several times. Its purpose is to assign new coats of arms and to trace lineages to determine heraldic rights and...

• Hereditary Western European Titles of Nobility HEREDITARY WESTERN EUROPEAN TITLES OF NOBILITY ENGLISHGERMANFRENCHITALIANSPANISHMasculineFeminineMasculineFeminineMasculineFeminineMasculineFeminineMasculineFeminine duke duchess Herzog Herzogin duc...

• knighthood see chivalry ; courtly love ; knight.

• titles terms used to designate degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor.