different between heraldry vs lambrequin

English

Alternative forms

heraldy (obsolete)

Etymology

herald +? -ry. First attested 1572 CE. Displaced earlier heraldy, from herald +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h??.?l.d?i/

Noun

heraldry (countable and uncountable, plural heraldries)

1. (uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

   Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is a specialist in heraldry at the College of Arms.

2. (countable) An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
3. (uncountable) Pageantry.

   Onlookers were impressed by the rich and colorful heraldry.

Related terms

• herald
• heraldic
• heraldric

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• lambrekin

Etymology

Borrowed from French lambrequin.

Noun

lambrequin (plural lambrequins)

1. A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance (North America only).
2. An ornamental hanging over upper part of window or along the edge of a shelf.
3. A border pattern with draped effect used in ceramics.
4. A covering for a helmet.
5. (heraldry) In heraldry, drapery attached to a helmet.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??.b??.k??/

Noun

lambrequin m (plural lambrequins)

1. lambrequin (all senses)
2. (heraldry) mantling

Descendants

• ? English: lambrequin
• ? Russian: ????????? (lambreken)

Further reading

• “lambrequin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).