Heraldry, the art and science of genealogy and of armorial bearings. In military affairs, the herald was an officer sent as a messenger by a sovereign or a general to one in equal authority—a sort of mili¬tary ambassador. The costume of a her¬ald was emblazoned with the armorial bear¬ings of his master. None other might wear it. He was expected to conduct himself with dignity as befitted the representative of a sovereign. Whatever his message he must be allowed to depart in peace. In the medieval ages the herald was a man of char¬acter, an authority on all such questions as genealogy, rank, official precedence, courts of arms, emblems, flags, etc.
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