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Webster 1913 Edition


Armorial

Ar-mo′ri-al

,
Adj.
[F.
armorial
, fr.
armoiries
arms, coats of arms, for
armoieries
, fr. OF.
armoier
to paint arms, coats of arms, fr.
armes
, fr. L.
arma
. See
Arms
,
Armory
.]
Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.
Figures with
armorial
signs of race and birth.
Wordsworth.
Armorial bearings
.
See
Arms
, 4.

Webster 1828 Edition


Armorial

ARMO'RIAL

,
Adj.
Belonging to armor, or to the arms or escutcheon of a family; as ensigns armorial.