heraldic

English

Etymology

From herald +‎ -ic; probably modelled on French héraldique.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ældɪk

Adjective

heraldic (comparative more heraldic, superlative most heraldic)

1. 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

• unheraldic

Translations

relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms

Bulgarian: хералдически (heraldičeski) Catalan: heràldic Czech: heraldický (cs) Danish: heraldisk Dutch: heraldisch (nl) Finnish: heraldinen (fi) French: héraldique (fr) Galician: heráldico German: heraldisch (de) Indonesian: kebentaraan Italian: araldico (it) Polish: heraldyczny (pl) Portuguese: heráldico (pt) Spanish: heráldico (es) Swedish: heraldisk (sv)

References

1. “heraldic, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
2. Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “heraldic (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Heraclid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French héraldique.

Adjective

heraldic m or n (feminine singular heraldică, masculine plural heraldici, feminine and neuter plural heraldice)

1. heraldic

Declension

Declension of heraldic

		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