Meaning

1 senses
  1. Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.

    Wappen, Wappenschild, Reichswappen

    гербgerb

    гербherb

More definitions
  • the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

Translations

9 languages
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hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon:
Русский
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hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon:
Deutsch
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hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon:

Origin

From Middle English cote of armes, from Old French cote a armer, cote d'armes, originally

From Middle English cote of armes, from Old French cote a armer, cote d'armes, originally a tunic embroidered with heraldic arms.

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Forms

plural: coats of arms
Singularcoat of arms
Pluralcoats of arms

irregular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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