armorial

[ ahr-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to heraldry or heraldic bearings.
2. bearing a coat or coats of arms:

   a set of armorial china.

noun

1. a book containing heraldic bearings and devices.

armorial

/ ɑːˈmɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms

noun

1. a book of coats of arms

Other Words From

• unar·mori·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of armorial¹

First recorded in 1570–80; armory + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The armorial was discovered in pieces embedded in Tudor Cottage, in Hanwell near Banbury in March, as builders were taking walls down.

From BBC

A good domestic window is often produced by armorial bearings in colour being placed on geometrically arranged tesseræ of slightly tinted glass.

From Project Gutenberg

This held banners, candles, armorial bearings and other heraldic devices.

From Project Gutenberg

Another type of seal common in this 12th century shows the personal device which had not yet developed into an armorial charge.

From Project Gutenberg

For a time I went into a works where they made dies for armorial bearings.

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