NOUN | artifact | heraldic bearing, charge, bearing, armorial bearing | heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield |
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Meaning | heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield. | |
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Synonyms | charge, bearing, armorial bearing | |
Narrower | annulet | (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a small ring |
chevron | An inverted V-shaped charge | |
fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys | (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris | |
ordinary | (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields | |
roundel | (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle | |
Broader | heraldry | emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms |
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