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Webster 1913 Edition

Armorial

Ar-mo′ri-al

,
Adj.
[F.
armorial
, fr.
armoiries
arms, coats of arms, for
armoieries
, fr. OF.
armoier
to paint arms, coats of arms, fr.
armes
, fr. L.
arma
. See
Arms
,
Armory
.]
Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.
Figures with
armorial
signs of race and birth.
Wordsworth.
Armorial bearings
.
See
Arms
, 4.

Webster 1828 Edition

Armorial

ARMO'RIAL

,
Adj.
Belonging to armor, or to the arms or escutcheon of a family; as ensigns armorial.

Definition 2024

armorial

armorial

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

armorial ‎(not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms
    • 1835, William Wordsworth, “The Armenian Lady's Love,” Stanza 26, lines 151-156,
      Mute Memento of that union
      In a Saxon Church survives,
      Where a cross-legged Knight lies sculptured
      As between two wedded Wives—
      Figures with armorial signs of race and birth,
      And the vain rank the Pilgrims bore while yet on earth.
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 3,
      Nick found a set of Trollope which had a relatively modest and approachable look among the rest, and took down The Way We Live Now, with an armorial bookplate, the pages uncut.

Translations

Noun

armorial ‎(plural armorials)

  1. a book etc concerning heraldry, especially a collection of coats of arms

Translations

Synonyms

  • roll of arms

Derived terms

  • armorial bearings
  • armorial hall
  • armorial ware

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

armorial m ‎(feminine singular armoriale, masculine plural armoriaux, feminine plural armoriales)

  1. (heraldry) armorial

Portuguese

Adjective

armorial m, f ‎(plural armoriais, comparable)

  1. (heraldry) armorial (relating heraldic arms)

Noun

armorial m (plural armoriais)

  1. (heraldry) armorial (book on heraldry or arms)

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