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      heraldry
      noun
      emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
      the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
      Roots
      heriwaldherald- · Germanic · army-ruler
      Synonyms for heraldry
      blazonrynemblemsn
      Words related to heraldry
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