Examples of armorial in a Sentence
Emmamreynolds1, Robb Report, 14 July 2022
The armorial engraving is the insignia of The Worshipful Company of Masons, one of the ancient livery companies of London.
—oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2021
Your vase was made in France, and the armorial decoration is inspired by the Chinese export wares which were very popular in England and Europe throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries.
—oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2020
The action unfurls in a quaint medieval town square garlanded with flowers and armorial pennants, (modified for the Gala), where Harlequin woos Columbine, and in a Beaux Arts ballroom conservatory where the action continues in the second act.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 24 May 2018
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Word History
armory "heraldry, heraldic arms" (borrowed from Anglo-French & continental Middle French armoierie, from Middle French armoier "to bear arms, emblazon" + -erie -ery) + -al entry 1; armoier from armes "arms, weapons, heraldic devices" (plural of arme, going back to Latin arma "implements of war, weapons") + -oier, factitive verb suffix, going back to Latin -idiāre, originally representing variant pronunciation (or spelling variant) of -izāre -ize — more at arm entry 3
1572, in the meaning defined above
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“Armorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armorial. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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