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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a heraldic manner; in accordance with the rules of heraldry.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In an heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry.

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  • adverb In a heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry.

Etymologies

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heraldic +‎ -ally

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Examples

  • And inspi - er, in honour of you, my colours will be red and GOLD well, heraldically, it's Or, symbolized by yellow.

    Opposition, and abuse Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • But the truth is, heraldically speaking, that union with the Higgs of

    The Newcomes 2006

  • Congress, and indeed had grave doubts about accepting the invitation, regarding that particular sovereignty as unworthy of his race, the noblest, heraldically speaking, in the whole of

    Within a Budding Grove 2003

  • Anxious, on the other hand, to increase his own importance in the eyes of the princely or ducal families which take immediate precedence of his own, he knows that he can do so by giving his name that complement which hitherto it has lacked, which will give it priority over other names heraldically its equals: such as political power, a literary or an artistic reputation, or a large fortune.

    Within a Budding Grove 2003

  • Until, of course, a bus comes along, heraldically colored - but no, that's a different story, of a different town.

    Stone Pastorals: Three Men on the Side of the Horses 1996

  • The design is heraldically supported by the Great Mother's lionesses.

    The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith

  • Mycenæ heraldically support her pillar-form, or the serpents in Southern

    The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith

  • On one of them are two centaurs arranged heraldically, the human faces being shaped like those

    The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 Various

  • Lagash and its god -- a lion-headed eagle with outstretched wings, supported by two lions which are set heraldically back to back.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

  • The pillar form of the Great Mother heraldically supported by her lioness-avatars, which correspond to the cattle of the design (i) and the Eastern Mountains of

    The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith

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