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- Armorial - a. - Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.
- Emblazoning - n. - The act or art of heraldic decoration; delineation of armorial bearings.
- Herald - n. - In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms.
- Caboched - a. - Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; -- said of the head of a beast in armorial bearing.
- Blazon - n. - An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat of arms; armorial bearings.
- Blazonry - n. - A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.
- Checky - a. - Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing.
- Emblaze - v. t. - To paint or adorn with armorial figures; to blazon, or emblazon.
- Arms - n. - The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.
- Excise - n. - In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.
- Armory - n. - Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings.
- Armiger - n. - Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire.