heraldship

English

Etymology

herald +‎ -ship

Noun

heraldship (countable and uncountable, plural heraldships)

1. The status or office of a herald.
   • 1612, John Selden, Notes upon, Poly-Olbion:

     Of the bards, their singing, heraldship, and more of that nature […]

References

• “heraldship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.