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her·ald / ˈherəld/ • n. 1. an official messenger bringing news. 2. a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen: they considered the first primroses as the herald of spring. 3. hist. an official employed to oversee state ceremony, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and to make proclamations, carry ceremonial messages, and oversee tournaments. • v. [tr.] be a sign that (something) is about to happen: the speech heralded a change in policy. ∎ (usu. be heralded) acclaim: the band has been heralded as the industrial supergroup of the '90s. |
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"herald." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "herald." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-herald.html "herald." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-herald.html |
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herald an official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry ceremonial messages, and oversee tournaments.
In the UK, a herald is an official of the College of Arms (also known as the Heralds' College) or the Lyon Court ranking above a pursuivant. Heraldry the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "herald." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "herald." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-herald.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "herald." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-herald.html |
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herald A court official in Babylon who issued a proclamation from King Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 3: 4), but in Isa. 40: 9 one who announces good tidings. Paul is similarly called a herald of good news in 1 Tim. 2: 7, as is Noah (‘a herald of righteousness’, NRSV; ‘who proclaimed righteousness’, REB; ‘the preacher’, NJB, in 2 Pet. 2: 5).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "herald." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "herald." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-herald.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "herald." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-herald.html |
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herald officer who delivers proclamations, etc.; envoy XIV; forerunner XVI; one skilled in heraldry XIX. ME. herau(l)d — OF. herau(l)t (mod. héraut) — Gmc. *χariwald-, f. *χarjaz army + *wald- rule, WIELD.
So vb. XIV. Hence heraldic XVIII, heraldry XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "herald." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "herald." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-herald.html T. F. HOAD. "herald." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-herald.html |
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herald
•Roald • unlabelled (US unlabeled)
•ribald • untroubled • unruffled
•newfangled • unwrinkled
•bespectacled
•untrammelled (US untrammeled)
•Arnold • Reginald
•Donald, Macdonald, Ronald
•unexampled • unprincipled
•uncrumpled • Harold
•Fitzgerald, Gerald, herald
•emerald • embattled • unmetalled
•untitled • disgruntled
•untravelled (US untraveled)
•unrivalled (US unrivaled) • Tynwald
•Ostwald • Oswald • sozzled • world
•dreamworld • underworld
•afterworld • netherworld
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"herald." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "herald." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-herald.html "herald." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-herald.html |
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