COAT OF ARMS


Meaning of COAT OF ARMS in English

Etymology: tr. of French cotte d'armes

1. : a tabard or surcoat embroidered with armorial bearings

2.

a. : a heraldic achievement

b. : any emblem or group of emblems whether or not inclusive of an escutcheon of arms that is regarded as having a symbolic function equivalent or comparable to that of a heraldic achievement

the coats of arms of all the sovereign nations

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