heraldic

[ he-ral-dik, huh- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry:

   heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.

heraldic

/ hɛˈrældɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to heraldry
2. of or relating to heralds

Derived Forms

• heˈraldically, adverb

Other Words From

• he·raldi·cal·ly adverb
• unhe·raldic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heraldic¹

First recorded in 1765–75; herald + -ic

Example Sentences

“Thank you very much,’’ Charles told heraldic artist Tim Noad and calligrapher Stephanie Gill, who worked on the project for 56 days straight.

From Seattle Times

Located on a quiet, leafy street in central Madrid, its artisans work with painstaking focus on tapestries, carpets and heraldic banners, combining the long wisdom of the craft with new techniques.

From Seattle Times

In 2016, Harvard Law School voted to stop using the heraldic shield of the Royall family because Isaac Royall Jr., a major 18th-century donor to the college, had derived his wealth from slavery.

From New York Times

Among those to receive the invitation — a hand-painted card by an heraldic artist, reproduced and printed on recycled paper with gold-foil details — are Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain, Jill Biden, European aristocrats, Nobel Prize winners, the actress Joanna Lumley, and famed musicians like Lionel Richie and Nick Cave, but also a magician, a hairstylist and a Syrian refugee.

From New York Times

To the actual hilt, in fact: Ceremonial swords will feature in the day’s elaborate observances across a monument-strewn swath of the British capital, together with ornate vestments, priceless jewels, heraldic trumpets and troops in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats.

From Los Angeles Times