"armorial" meaning in English

See armorial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From armory + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|armory|al}} armory + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} armorial (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry) Of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Heraldry Derived forms: armorial bearing, armorial hall, armorially, armorial ware, unarmoria Translations (relating heraldic arms): armorial (Portuguese), armorial [rare] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-armorial-en-adj-3ZUWKgqW Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: armoriall [obsolete], armourial
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: From armor + -ial. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|armor|ial}} armor + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} armorial (not comparable)
  1. (rare) In, or pertaining to, armor. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-armorial-en-adj-r1sJhBvg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: armoriall [obsolete], armourial
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: armorials [plural]
Etymology: From armory + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|armory|al}} armory + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} armorial (plural armorials)
  1. A book etc concerning heraldry, especially a collection of coats of arms. Synonyms: roll of arms Translations (book on heraldry or arms): armorial [masculine] (Catalan), våbenbog [common-gender] (Danish), Wappenbuch [neuter] (German), armoriale [masculine] (Italian), armerista [masculine] (Italian), гр́бовник (gŕbovnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), armorial [masculine] (Portuguese), vapenrulla [common-gender] (Swedish), vapenbok [common-gender] (Swedish), armorial (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-armorial-en-noun-Ap4PPrTV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English terms suffixed with -ial, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 1 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 26 5 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 2 36 12 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 36 13 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: armoriall [obsolete], armourial
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "ref": "1854, Arthur's Home Magazine, page 72:",
          "text": "Such a scene would have been depicted by the painters of that day, in the armorial suit of the Greeks and Romans. West's painting was highly approved, and the king is said to have required a copy. From this attempt is to be dated the reform ...",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1857, Warren Parsons Isham, Magazine of Travel, page 99:",
          "text": "The guides point out to you a magnificent suit of equestrian armor,[...] Near it are two male figures of the youths, Henry and Charles, sons of Charles I, both clad in the armorial suits worn by these lads. The suits of armor worn by the figures generally, are not those of the persons whose names they bear, and serve but to indicate the style of the armour used in different periods.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In, or pertaining to, armor."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "armor",
          "armor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) In, or pertaining to, armor."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "armoriall"
    },
    {
      "word": "armourial"
    }
  ],
  "word": "armorial"
}

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