| Herald (herald) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Her"ald |
| [OE. herald,
heraud, OF. heralt, heraut, herault, F.
héraut, LL. heraldus, haraldus, fr.
(assumed) OHG. heriwalto, hariwaldo, a (civil) officer
who serves the army; |
An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to
challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the
commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable
character.
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.
A proclaimer; one who, or that which,
publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's
fame.
A forerunner; a a precursor; a
harbinger.
Any messenger.
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| Herald (herald) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Her"ald |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Heralded] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Heralding.] [Cf. OF. herauder, heraulder.] |
To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald] to proclaim;
to announce; to foretell; to usher in.
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