blazonry

/ˈbleɪznri/
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Other forms: blazonries

Definitions of blazonry
  1. noun
    the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
    synonyms: arms, blazon, coat of arms
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    types:
    quartering
    a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
    type of:
    heraldry
    emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
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