English noun: heraldry |
1. | heraldry (cognition) the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies |
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| Broader (hypernym) | enquiry, inquiry, research |
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| Domain category members | armorial, arms, assurgent, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms, couchant, crest, crested, device, dexter, dormant, fess, fesse, fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, flighted, full-face, gardant, guardant, inflamed, naiant, ordinary, passant, ramp, rampant, rearing, regardant, salient, sinister, sleeping, statant, swimming, volant |
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2. | heraldry (artifact) emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms |
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| Broader (hypernym) | emblem |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | armorial bearing, arms, bearing, blazon, blazonry, charge, coat of arms, heraldic bearing |
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| Domain category members | annulet, roundel |
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