Armorial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Armorial is an adjective meaning (heraldry) Of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
Meaning
(heraldry) Of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
More Meanings
- A book etc concerning heraldry, especially a collection of coats of arms.
- (rare) In, or pertaining to, armor.
Example Sentences
The Metropolitan District Railway did not at any time employ an armorial device on its rolling stock, though one was frequently displayed on its maps and timetables.
Nick found a set of Trollope which had a relatively modest and approachable look among the rest, and took down The Way We Live Now, with an armorial bookplate, the pages uncut.
Mute Memento of that union In a Saxon Church survives, Where a cross-legged Knight lies sculptured As between two wedded Wives— Figures with armorial signs of race and birth, And the vain rank the Pilgrims bore while yet on earth.
Such a scene would have been depicted by the painters of that day, in the armorial suit of the Greeks and Romans. West's painting was highly approved, and the king is said to have required a copy. From this attempt is to be dated the reform .
Word Forms
- armoriall
- armourial
- armorials
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include arms, bookplate, emblem, emblems, heraldric, heraldic.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.