college of arms

British

noun

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

From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2017

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

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