herald's

Official messenger's belonging

Herald's is the possessive form of herald—a messenger or announcer, especially one who proclaims important news or signals something's arrival.

A herald's trumpet announced the king's entrance.

A herald's role in medieval courts included reading proclamations and managing ceremonies.

The word appears in phrases describing someone's function as an announcer: the herald's cry.

heraldry

coat of arms

Hereditary symbolic emblem

  • blazonHeraldic shield notation
  • crestHighest point or tuft
  • shieldHandheld defensive armor

escutcheon · armorial · tabard · insignia · emblem · device · quartering · achievement · bearings · livery

proclamation

trumpet

Valved brass wind instrument

scroll · royal · court · crier · news · tidings · summons · declaration · pronouncement · message

forerunner

sign

Mark conveying information

precursor · indicator · signal · foreshadowing · advent · dawn · arrival · coming · messenger · approach

Opposites
role in communication hierarchy

herald'smonarch's

Of a reigning ruler

king's · sovereign's · queen's · master's · ruler's

information function

herald'sgatekeeper's

Entry guardian's possessive

visibility of message

herald'sspy's

Of a covert agent

informant's · conspirator's

Phrases
Family

herald, heralds, heralded, heralding, heraldic, heraldry

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