heraldic
English
editEtymology
editFrom herald + -ic; probably modelled on French héraldique.[1][2]
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ældɪk
Adjective
editheraldic (comparative more heraldic, superlative most heraldic)
- 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
editTranslations
editrelating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
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References
edit- ^ “heraldic, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “heraldic (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French héraldique.
Adjective
editheraldic m or n (feminine singular heraldică, masculine plural heraldici, feminine and neuter plural heraldice)
Declension
editDeclension of heraldic
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -ic
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- Rhymes:English/ældɪk
- Rhymes:English/ældɪk/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English terms with quotations
- English 3-syllable words
- en:Heraldry
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian adjectives