emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

decorate with heraldic arms

a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies