# heraldry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/ · frequency rank #53,597

## Definitions
1. The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
2. An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
3. Pageantry.

## Etymology
From herald + -ry. First attested in 1572. Displaced earlier heraldy, equivalent to herald + -y.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/heraldry