† vocal armsn.HeraldryObsoleterare arms in which the charges make indirect reference to or suggest a pun on the bearer's name, title, occupation, etc.; cf. allusive armsn. at allusiveadj. Compounds, canting arms at cantingadj.2 5.Also in some later dictionaries.
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fixal1486
familiar1646
vocal arms1728
canting arms1738
1728 E. ChambersCycl. at Arms Speaking, or Vocal Arms, are those wherein the Figures bear an Allusion to the Name of the Family.