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college of arms

British  

noun

  1. Also called: heralds' college.  any of several institutions in the United Kingdom having a royal charter to deal with matters of heraldry, grant armorial bearings, record and trace genealogies, etc

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In 1601, after his father’s death, Shakespeare the upstart returned to the college of arms to renew the family application for a coat of arms.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2017

All this, and much more, is buried in the archives of the college of arms in London.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2017

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