coat of arms

Noun
  1. The official symbols of a family, state, etc. (synset 103062747)
    referred to in: heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
    is a type of: heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
    subtypes: quartering - a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
    has: crest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
    same as: arms, blazon, blazonry

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