heraldic
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From herald + -ic; probably modelled on French héraldique.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ældɪk
Adjective
[edit]heraldic (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
[edit]Translations
[edit]relating 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
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French héraldique.
Adjective
[edit]heraldic m or n (feminine singular heraldică, masculine plural heraldici, feminine and neuter plural heraldice)
Declension
[edit]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