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unheraldic

unheraldic adjective: not heraldic; not adhering to the norms of heraldry.

Adjective

unheraldic (comparative more unheraldic, superlative most unheraldic)

  1. Not heraldic; not adhering to the norms of heraldry.
    • The crest of Walpole, as it is now borne by the family […] "A Saracen's head ducally crowned Or, with a long ca on gules, thereon a Catherine-wheel Or; […]." […] However, it was passed by the College of Arms, and ever since the Walpoles have been saddled with this most inartistic and unheraldic...1900, The Genealogical Magazine, page 8

Forms of unheraldic

comparativemore unheraldic
superlativemost unheraldic

Origin of unheraldic

From un- + heraldic.

Questions about unheraldic

What does unheraldic mean?
Unheraldic means not heraldic; not adhering to the norms of heraldry.
What part of speech is unheraldic?
Unheraldic is an adjective.

Words near unheraldic in the dictionary

  1. unheparinised
  2. unheparinized
  3. unhepatic
  4. unheppen
  5. unheralded
  6. unheraldic
  7. unherbed
  8. unherdable
  9. unherded
  10. unhereditary
  11. unheretical

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