armorial

Alternative forms

• armoriall (obsolete)
• armourial

Etymology

From armory +‎ -al.

Adjective

armorial (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms
   • 1835, William Wordsworth, “The Armenian Lady's Love,” Stanza 26, lines 151-156,

     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.

   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 3,

     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.

Noun

armorial (plural armorials)

1. a book etc concerning heraldry, especially a collection of coats of arms

Derived terms

• armorial bearings
• armorial hall
• armorial ware

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.mɔ.ʁjal/

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Adjective

armorial (feminine singular armoriale, masculine plural armoriaux, feminine plural armoriales)

1. (heraldry) armorial

Adjective

armorial m, f (plural armoriais, comparable)

1. (heraldry) armorial (relating heraldic arms)

Noun

armorial m (plural armoriais)

1. (heraldry) armorial (book on heraldry or arms)