coat of arms
noun phrase
1
: a tabard or surcoat embroidered with armorial bearings
2
a
: heraldic bearings (as of a person) usually depicted on an escutcheon often with accompanying adjuncts (such as a crest, motto, and supporters)
b
: a similar symbolic emblem
Word History
Etymology
Middle English cote of armes, translation of Middle French cote d'armes
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
coat of arms
noun
plural coats of arms
: a special group of pictures or symbols belonging to a person, family, or group and shown on a shield
coat of arms
noun
as in colors
a special group of pictures that belong to a person, family, or group of people and that are shown on a shield the monarch's official coat of arms Synonyms & Similar Words
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