View source for heraldry

==English==
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===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|heraldy||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From {{affix|en|herald|-ry}}. First attested in 1572. Displaced earlier {{m|enm|heraldy}}, equivalent to {{affix|en|herald|-y|nocat=1}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heraldry.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[profession]] or [[art]] of [[devising]], [[granting]] and [[blazoning]] [[coat of arms|coats of arms]], [[tracing]] [[genealogies]] and [[ruling]] on [[question]]s of [[protocol]] or [[rank]].
#: {{ux|en|Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is a specialist in '''heraldry''' at the College of Arms.}}
# {{lb|en|countable}} An [[armorial]] [[ensign]] along with its [[history]] and [[description]].
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[pageantry|Pageantry]].
#: {{ux|en|Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful '''heraldry'''.}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|herald}}
* {{l|en|heraldic}}
* {{l|en|heraldric}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|the profession of devising and blazoning arms}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|heraldika|f}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|عِلْم شِعَارات النَبَالَة|m}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|գերբագիտություն|sc=Armn}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|heraldika}}
* Basque: {{t+|eu|heraldika}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|гера́льдыка|f}}
* Breton: {{t|br|ardamezouriezh|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|хера́лдика|f}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|heràldica|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|紋章學|tr=wénzhāngxué}}
* Corsican: {{t|co|araldicu}}, {{t|co|eraldicu}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|heraldika|f}}
* Danish: {{t|da|heraldik|c}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|wapenkunde|f}}, {{t+|nl|heraldiek|f}}
* Emilian: {{t-needed|egl}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|heraldiko}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|heraldika}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|heraldiikka}}, {{t+|fi|vaakunaoppi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|héraldique|f}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|eraldiche|f}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|armaría|f}}, {{t+|gl|heráldica|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ჰერალდიკა|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|Heraldik|f}}, {{t|de|Heroldskunst|f}}, {{t|de|Wappenwesen|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|εραλδική|f|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|הרלדיקה|f|sc=Hebr|tr=heraldika}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|heraldika}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|skjaldarmerkjafræði|f}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|perbentaraan}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|araltas|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|araldica|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|紋章学|tr=もんしょうがく, monshōgaku}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|문장학(紋章學)}}
* Ladin: {{t-needed|lld}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|heraldika|f}}
* Ligurian: {{t|lij|aràldica|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|heraldika|f}}
* Lombard: {{t-needed|lmo}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|хералдика|f}}
* Neapolitan: {{t-needed|nap}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|heraldikk|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|heraldikk|m}}
* Occitan: {{t|oc|heraudica|f}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|نشان‌شناسی|tr=nešân-šenâsi}}
* Piedmontese: {{t-needed|pms}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|heraldyka|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|heráldica|f}}
* Romagnol: {{t|rgn|aràldica|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|heraldică|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|гера́льдика|f}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|earraideas|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|хера̀лдика|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|heràldika|f}}
* Sicilian: {{t|scn|aràldica|f}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|heraldika|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|heráldika|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|blasón|m}}, {{t+|es|heráldica|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|heraldik|c}}
* Thai: {{t|th|มุทราศาสตร์|tr=mudra-sàat}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|arma bilimi}}, {{t+|tr|heraldik}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|гера́льдика|f}}
* Venetan: {{t-needed|vec}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|huy hiệu học}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|herodraeth|f}}
* Yiddish: {{t-needed|yi}}
* Zazaki: {{t|zza|heraldik}}, {{t|zza|desmaloci}}, {{t|zza|desmaloci}}
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