Heraldry

n.	1.	The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.
	2.	A coat of arms or some other heraldic device or collection of heraldic symbols.

Noun	1.	heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
	2.	heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

HERALDRY, civil and canon law. 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, Sec. 6.

armory, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, blazonry, brassard, button, cap and gown, chain, chain of office, circumstance, class ring, cockade, collar, cross, decoration, dress, eagle, emblems, ensigns, fasces, figurehead, fleur-de-lis, formality, hammer and sickle, insignia, lapel pin, livery, mace, mantle, markings, medal, mortarboard, old school tie, pin, pomp, pride, regalia, ring, rose, school ring, shamrock, sigillography, skull and crossbones, solemnity, sphragistics, staff, state, swastika, tartan, thistle, tie, uniform, verge, wand