Heraldry

Meaning of Heraldry in the Past

The art or office of a herald. It is the art, practice or science of recording genealogies and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial. It also teaches whatever relates to the marshaling of cavalcades, processions and other public ceremonies. Encyc.; Ridley’s View of the Civil and Canon Law, pt. 2, c. 1, 6. [1]

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1. Partialy, this information about heraldry is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including heraldry.

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