armorial

armorial

English

Alternative forms

• armoriall (obsolete)
• armourial

Etymology 1

From armory +‎ -al.

Adjective

armorial (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
   • 1835, William Wordsworth, “The Armenian Lady's Love,” Stanza 26, lines 151-156,

     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.

   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 3, in The Line of Beauty, New York: Bloomsbury, OCLC 1036692193:

     Nick found a set of Trollope which had a relatively modest and approachable look among the rest, and took down The Way We Live Now, with an armorial bookplate, the pages uncut.

Derived terms

• armorial bearing
• armorial hall
• armorial ware

Translations

relating heraldic arms

Portuguese: armorial Romanian: armorial (ro) (rare)

Noun

armorial (plural armorials)

1. A book etc concerning heraldry, especially a collection of coats of arms.

Synonyms

• roll of arms

Translations

book on heraldry or arms

Danish: våbenbog c German: Wappenbuch n Italian: armoriale (it) m, armerista m Macedonian: гр́бовник m (gŕbovnik) Portuguese: armorial m Swedish: vapenrulla c, vapenbok c, armorial

Further reading

• “armorial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Etymology 2

armor +‎ -ial

Adjective

armorial (not comparable)

1. (rare) In, or pertaining to, armor.
   • 1854, Arthur's Home Magazine, page 72:

     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 ...

   • 1857, Warren Parsons Isham, Magazine of Travel, page 99:

     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 they bear, and serve but to indicate the style of the armour used in different periods.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.mɔ.ʁjal/

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Adjective

armorial (feminine armoriale, masculine plural armoriaux, feminine plural armoriales)

1. (heraldry) armorial

Further reading

• “armorial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Portuguese

Adjective

armorial m or f (plural armoriais)

1. (heraldry) armorial (relating heraldic arms)

Noun

armorial m (plural armoriais)

1. (heraldry) armorial (book on heraldry or arms)

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Romanian

Etymology

From French armorial.

Adjective

armorial m or n (feminine singular armorială, masculine plural armoriali, feminine and neuter plural armoriale)

1. armorial

Declension

Declension of armorial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	armorial		armorială	armoriali	armoriale
	definite	armorialul		armoriala	armorialii	armorialele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	armorial		armoriale	armoriali	armoriale
	definite	armorialului		armorialei	armorialilor	armorialelor

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾmoˈɾjal/ [aɾ.moˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ar‧mo‧rial

Adjective

armorial (plural armoriales)

1. armorial