COAT OF ARMS Definition & Meaning

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coat of arms

[ koht uhv ahrmz ]

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noun

the main part of an identifying design in heraldry that is usually depicted on a drawing of a shield:
The Prince of Wales' coat of arms is a dragon.
an identifying design in heraldry that is used by a person or by family groups and that usually includes a drawing of a shield bearing other important identifying designs, and any mottos, banners, crests, etc., that surround that drawing:
Her family was given a coat of arms when she married into the royal family.
a surcoat or tabard embroidered with an identifying design used in heraldry, worn by medieval knights over their armor.

coat of arms

noun

the heraldic bearings of a person, family, or corporation
a surcoat decorated with family or personal bearings

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of coat of arms¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; parallel to French cotte d'armes

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With its distinctive golden crown, red throat pouch and slender black legs, the crested crane is beloved in Uganda - featuring on the East African nation's flag and coat of arms.

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The King of Denmark also changed the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland this week, in what has been interpreted by some as a rebuke to Trump.

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On Monday Denmark's King Frederik X changed the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature representations of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

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Warrant holders are allowed to use the coat of arms of the royal they are associated with on packaging, as part of advertising or on stationery.

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Mexico City time, Sheinbaum will don the symbolic presidential sash — embroidered with the Mexican tricolor and embossed with the gold-threaded national coat of arms.

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