heraldic
English
Etymology
From herald + -ic; probably modelled on French héraldique.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ældɪk
Adjective
heraldic (comparative more heraldic, superlative most heraldic)
- Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds.
- Synonym: heraldric
- Antonym: unheraldic
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 113:
- That ceiling was covered with square compartments, each filled with strange figures, flowers, fruit, heraldic devices—all blazoned in the richest colours,...
Derived terms
Translations
relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
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References
- ^ “heraldic, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “heraldic (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French héraldique.
Adjective
heraldic m or n (feminine singular heraldică, masculine plural heraldici, feminine and neuter plural heraldice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | heraldic | heraldică | heraldici | heraldice | |||
| definite | heraldicul | heraldica | heraldicii | heraldicele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | heraldic | heraldice | heraldici | heraldice | |||
| definite | heraldicului | heraldicei | heraldicilor | heraldicelor | ||||