armorial

American  

[ahr-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-] / ɑrˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- /

adjective

1. of or relating to heraldry or heraldic bearings.

2. bearing a coat or coats of arms.

   a set of armorial china.

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noun

1. a book containing heraldic bearings and devices.

armorial British  

/ ɑːˈmɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms

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noun

1. a book of coats of arms

Other Word Forms

• unarmorial
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of armorial

First recorded in 1570–80; armory + -al ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

armorial

No prizes on offer for letting us know the proper name for said armorial part. #bbcsportsound.

From BBC ● May 29, 2011

In the Chamber, princes, nawabs, rajas and maharajas sat under their painted armorial shields, fingering their silky beards, their brocaded turbans, their jeweled necklaces, delighted that the Viceroy had revived this ceremony.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite the fact that services of armorial Lowestoft of that size are as rare as fragments of the True Cross, Dealer Cloran believed.

From Time Magazine Archive

A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Six lines in verse, and a shield with armorial bearings, formerly appeared as the centre of this table; but they are now obliterated.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various