[ 'ɛmbləm ]
■ noun a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.
↘a symbol or symbolic representation.
Derivatives
~atic adjective
~atical adjective
~atically adverb
Origin
C16: from L. ~a 'inlaid work, raised ornament', from Gk emblēma 'insertion'.