armorial
armorial adjective: of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
Adjective (1)
armorial (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
- Mute Memento of that union
In a Saxon Church survives,
Where a cross-legged Knight lies sculptured
As between two wedded Wives—
Figures with armorial signs of race and birth,
And the vain rank the Pilgrims bore while yet on earth.1835, William Wordsworth, The Armenian Lady's Love, Stanza 26, lines 151-156 - The Metropolitan District Railway did not at any time employ an armorial device on its rolling stock, though one was frequently displayed on its maps and timetables.1950 June, Michael Robbins, “Heraldry of London Underground Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 381
- Mute Memento of that union
Noun
armorial (plural armorials)
- A book etc concerning heraldry, especially a collection of coats of arms.
- Synonyms:
- roll of arms
Adjective (2)
armorial (not comparable)
- In, or pertaining to, armor.
- 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 ...1854, Arthur's Home Magazine, page 72
- 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...1857, Warren Parsons Isham, Magazine of Travel, page 99
armorial meaning in Tamil
armorial in Tamil
- கட்டியக்காரர் படைக்கலச் சுவடி, கட்டியக்காரர் படைக்கலங்களைப் பற்றிய
Synonyms of armorial
Forms of armorial
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | armoriall |
| alternative form | armourial |
| Noun | |
| plural | armorials |
Origin of armorial
From armory + -al.
From armor + -ial.
Words formed from armorial
- armorial bearing
- armorial hall
- armorially
- armorial ware
- unarmoria
Phrases with armorial
Words that rhyme with armorial
- memorial
- monitorial
- territorial
- accessorial
- arboreal
- categorial
- equatorial
- factorial
- inquisitorial
- pictorial
- sartorial
- senatorial
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- tutorial
- accusatorial
- assessorial
- censorial
- combinatorial
- conspiratorial
- corporeal
- cursorial
- dictatorial
- directorial
- editorial
- enchorial
- epichorial
- executorial
- grallatorial
- imperatorial
- incorporeal
- intracorporeal
- lavatorial
- marmoreal
- multifactorial
- observatorial
- piscatorial
- primorial
- promontorial
- proprietorial
- purgatorial
- rasorial
- responsorial
- saltatorial
- scansorial
- sectorial
- spectatorial
- suctorial
- tectorial
- uxorial
- vectorial
- advertorial
- agitatorial
- amatorial
- ambassadorial
- ambulatorial
- ancestorial
- assertorial
- auctorial
- auditorial
- authorial
- boreal
Questions about armorial
- What does armorial mean?
- Armorial means of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
- What is armorial in Tamil?
- Armorial in Tamil is கட்டியக்காரர் படைக்கலச் சுவடி, கட்டியக்காரர் படைக்கலங்களைப் பற்றிய. See Armorial meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is armorial?
- Armorial can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near armorial in the dictionary
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