COAT OF ARMS


Meaning of COAT OF ARMS in English

Etymology: Middle English cote of armes, translation of Middle French cote d'armes

Date: 14th century

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 (as a crest, motto, and supporters) b : a similar symbolic emblem

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