heraldry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
  2. noun emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

WordNet


Her"ald*ry noun
Definitions
  1. The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.

Webster 1913