heraldic

[he-ral-dik, huh-]

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.

Origin of heraldic

First recorded in 1765–75; herald + -ic

Related formshe·ral·di·cal·ly, adverbun·he·ral·dic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for heraldic

Historical Examples of heraldic

Mr. Nichols takes exception to Favine as an heraldic authority.
Notes and Queries, Number 52, October 26, 1850
Various
The third class, the heraldic bards, was the most influential of all.
A Popular History of the Art of Music
W. S. B. Mathews
Heraldic compositions, and the Figures and Devices which form them.
The Handbook to English Heraldry
Charles Boutell
Blazonry—the representation of any heraldic Figure, Device, or Composition.
The Handbook to English Heraldry
Charles Boutell
Having seeds or seed-vessels, as in the centre of an heraldic rose.
The Handbook to English Heraldry
Charles Boutell

British Dictionary definitions for heraldic

heraldic

adjective

of or relating to heraldry

of or relating to heralds

Derived Formsheraldically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for heraldic

adj.

1772, on model of French héraldique (15c.), from Medieval Latin heraldus (see herald).