coat of arms
English
Armorial panel with the Stuart coat of arms
Etymology
From Middle English cote of armes, from Old French cote a armer, cote d'armes, originally a tunic embroidered with heraldic arms.
Noun
coat of arms (plural coats of arms)
- (heraldry) Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.
Translations
hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon
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