Hypertext Webster Gateway: "armorial"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Armorial \Ar*mo"ri*al\, a. [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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

armorial
adj : (heraldry) of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms;
"armorial bearing"

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