Heraldry
Coat designing discipline
Heraldry is the system of designing, displaying, and regulating coats of arms and other armorial bearings.
It developed in medieval Europe to identify knights in battle and tournament.
The term extends to the study of these symbols and their history.
Heraldic imagery—shields, crests, mottoes—appears on flags, seals, and family insignia: The university's heraldry dates to the fifteenth century.
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- crestHighest point or tuft
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
blazon · charge · device · emblem · badge · achievement · armorial · bearing
Heraldic white metal
- azureLight sky tone
- sableBlack, in heraldry
- vertUpright orientation, abbreviated
- orChoice-linking conjunction
tincture · field · chevron · fess · pale · bend · saltire · chief
Maned African feline
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
fleur-de-lis · rose · thistle · trefoil · mullet · boar · stag · cross
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
dynasty · bloodline · succession · inheritance · peerage · gentry · royal · entitlement
Technical heraldic terminology
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- tabardSleeveless heraldic overgarment
tournament · chivalry · knighthood · ceremony · proclamation · officiant · tradition · protocol
coat of arms
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- crestHighest point or tuft
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
motto · blazon · charge · device · emblem · badge · achievement · armorial · bearing · insignia
argent
Heraldic white metal
or · tincture · field · chevron · fess · pale · bend · saltire · chief · canton
lion
Maned African feline
dragon · fleur-de-lis · rose · thistle · trefoil · mullet · boar · stag · cross · crown
ancestry
Family line of descent
aristocracy · dynasty · bloodline · succession · inheritance · peerage · gentry · royal · entitlement · birthright
blazonry
Technical heraldic terminology
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- registrationFormal recording of participation
tabard · tournament · chivalry · knighthood · ceremony · proclamation · officiant · tradition · protocol
Heraldryanonymity
Unknown identity state
commonality · egalitarianism · obscurity · classlessness · meritocracy
Heraldrymodernism
Favoring contemporary approaches
personal branding · futurism · digital avatars · individualism · social mobility
- heraldic emblemsSymbols denoting lineage
- herald angelHeavenly proclaimer of news
- Herald SquareMidtown Manhattan public plaza
- Hark the HeraldYuletide hymn about angels