Find more facts and information on our topic page about
heraldry
heraldry
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
|
2009
|
© The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
her·ald·ry
/ ˈherəldrē/
•
n.
the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.
∎
armorial bearings or other heraldic symbols.
∎
colorful ceremony:
all the pomp and heraldry provided a splendid pageant.
DERIVATIVES:
her·ald·ist
/ ˈherəldist/ n.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
|
INTERNET OFFERS A FASCINATING PAGEANT OF HERALDRY INFORMATION.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 12/24/1998; 700+ words
; ...renewed interest in both genealogy and heraldry. According to the Mel Gibson movie...from The Baronage Press, which features heraldry and related subjects on its Web site...November 1998) includes pictures of the heraldry of Diana, Princess of Wales, and notes...
|
|
Nothing escapes a heraldry expert's eagle eye
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 6/14/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...officials were from the Institute of Heraldry, the U.S. government's chief guardian...Joe Spollen, the chief sculptor at the heraldry institute, which among its other duties...learning the truth from the director of the heraldry office at the time, switched the gaze...
|
 "The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario)")
|
Heraldry not just a hobby; Order of Canada for Burlington man.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario); 7/14/2008; 700+ words
; ...been awarded the Order of Canada for his heraldry work. Left: bookplates for Rt. Rev...armorial bookplates. A founder of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada in 1967, Macpherson...Canadian identities and achievements. Heraldry first captured his attention when he...
|
|
INSTITUTE CREATES, PRESERVES U.S. MILITARY HERALDRY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...Now, as director of the Institute of Heraldry, Mugno is one of the world's foremost...colorful divisions. The Institute of Heraldry is responsible for maintaining the nation...institute also creates and archives military heraldry and insignia. "We are our nation...
|
 "Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England)")
|
Stories behind our heraldry.
Newspaper article from: Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England); 4/14/2007; 389 words
; ...Family History is holding a study day on Heraldry and Local Family History today. The event...event is in association with the Lancashire Heraldry Group of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society. As part of the study day, illustrated...
|
|
The design of American heraldry: an interview with Charles V. Mugno.(Interview)
Magazine article from: Defense Transportation Journal; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; The subject of heraldry conjures vibrant images of colorful...insignia, and political correctness. But heraldry also applies to NDTA member trademarks...Support Division at the Institute of Heraldry, sheds light on what lies behind the...
|
|
Heraldry of Armenian Princes and Kings Dates Back to the
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/16/1999; 700+ words
; ...Armenian Reporter, The 01-16-1999 Heraldry of Armenian Princes and Kings Dates Back...existing evidence of the insignia and heraldry of several Armenia's major royal clans...to the Christian era in the field of heraldry. Prof. Chookaszian pointed to the imagery...
|
|
Heraldry and the medieval gentlewoman: Maurice Keen looks at the significance of female lines of descent in heraldic arms, and what this tells us about women of noble and gentle birth in medieval England.
Magazine article from: History Today; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...together a book of notes and comments on heraldry, a subject of keen interest to the gentility...social ideas and values reflected by heraldry in its early medieval days of vigorous...for daughters, by Strangways' time heraldry had found its means of recording women...
|
|
Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Albion; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Peter Coss and Maurice Keen, eds. Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval...century. Many elements of this, such as heraldry, costume, tomb effigies and brasses...cast light on the family. Using the heraldry of two important kinship groups of the...
|
|
Designs On the Military; Cameron Station's Heraldry Institute Creates Insignia
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/5/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...that go with it, then the Institute of Heraldry will knock your socks off, or at least...civilian employees of the Institute of Heraldry and nearly all the 330 Army personnel...sounding name? "The Institute of Heraldry is responsible for designing and for...
|
|
heraldry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
heraldry system in which inherited symbols, or...ancient (it is mentioned by Homer), but heraldry proper is a feudal institution developed...together knights from many countries caused heraldry to flourish in Western Europe and the...
|
|
Heraldry
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
HERALDRY HERALDRY. "Heraldry" is a term that was coined in the late sixteenth century to designate the profession of the heralds of arms, a profession that originated in the twelfth century, reached the height of its prestige and influence...
|
|
pale
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...to which Jewish residence was restricted. 3. Heraldry a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield...language my father used was beyond the pale. in pale Heraldry arranged vertically. per pale Heraldry divided by a vertical line.
|
|
|
argent
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
ar·gent / ˈärjənt / • adj. poetic/lit. & Heraldry silver; silvery white: the argent moon. • n. Heraldry silver as a heraldic tincture.
|
|
genealogy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...was closely argued. In the Middle Ages, genealogy was related to heraldry and of concern largely to the monarchy and nobility, to whom the...the past and rediscover one's ancestry grew stronger. See also heraldry . J. A. Cannon
|
