herald

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (French: héraut).

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Noun

herald (plural heralds)

1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

   The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.

2. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

   Daffodils are heralds of Spring.

3. (heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king of arms.

   Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.

4. (entomology) A moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix)

Synonyms

• (messenger): messenger
• (harbinger): harbinger
• (official whose speciality is heraldry): pursuivant

Related terms

• heraldic
• heraldry

Translations

a messenger, especially one bringing important news

• Finnish: sanansaattaja (fi)
• French: héraut (fr) m
• German: Herold (de) m, Bote (de) m
• Greek: κήρυκας (el) (kírykas) m, αγγελιοφόρος (el) (angeliofóros) m and f

• Japanese: 使者 (ja) (ししゃ, shisha), 布告者 (ja) (ふこくしゃ, fukokusha), 告知者 (こうちしゃ, kōchisha), 伝令官 (ja) (でんれいかん, denreikan), ヘラルド (ja) (herarudo)

a harbinger giving signs of things to come

• Armenian: բանբեր (hy) (banber)
• Esperanto: heroldo (eo)
• French: annonciateur (fr) m, signe avant-coureur m
• German: Verkündiger m
• Greek: πρόδρομος (el) (pródromos) m, προάγγελος (el) (proángelos) m
• Japanese: 前触れ (ja) (まえぶれ, maebure)
• Macedonian: гласник (mk) (glásnik) m, весник (mk) (vésnik) m (1), предвесник (mk) (prédvesnik) m (2)

• Polish: herold (pl) m
• Portuguese: arauto (pt)
• Romanian: mesager (ro) m, herald (ro) m, vestitor (ro) m
• Russian: герольд (ru) (gerolʹd)
• Serbian: glasnik, vesnik
• Spanish: heraldo m

an official whose speciality is heraldry

• French: héraut (fr)
• German: Wappenherold m, Wappenausleger m
• Greek: οικοσημολόγος (el) (oikosimológos) m and f
• Italian: araldo (it) m
• Japanese: 布告者 (ja) (ふこくしゃ, fukokusha), 使者 (ja) (ししゃ, shisha), ヘラルド (herarudo)

• Macedonian: хералд (mk) (hérald) m
• Portuguese:

  (Brazil): arauto m

• Spanish: heraldo m

moth

• French: découpure (fr) f

• Polish: szczerbówka (pl) f

Verb

herald (third-person singular simple present heralds, present participle heralding, simple past and past participle heralded)

1. (transitive) To proclaim, announce, etc. an event.

   Daffodils herald the Spring.

Translations

announce

• French: annoncer (fr)
• German: verkünden (de)
• Greek: προαναγγέλλω (el) (proanangéllo)
• Italian: annunciare (it)

• Macedonian: предвестува (mk) (predvéstuva), навестува (mk) (navéstuva)
• Romanian: anunța (ro)
• Spanish: anunciar (es)

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