HERALDIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heraldic mean? 

• HERALDIC (adjective)
  The adjective HERALDIC has 2 senses:

1. indicative of or announcing something to come

2. of or relating to heraldry

  Familiarity information: HERALDIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HERALDIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Indicative of or announcing something to come

Context example:

the Beatles were heraldic of a new style of music

Similar:

communicative; communicatory (able or tending to communicate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to heraldry

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

heraldic; heraldist

Pertainym:

heraldry (emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)

 Context examples 

His long white beard and searching eyes imparted to him an air of masterful dignity, which was increased by his tabardlike vesture and the heraldic barret cap with triple plume which bespoke his office.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There was a main gateway of lichen-studded stone, each side pillar surmounted by mouldering heraldic emblems, but besides this central carriage drive I observed several points where there were gaps in the hedge and paths leading through them.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The rusted gates between the crumbling heraldic pillars were folded back, and my uncle flicked the mares impatiently as we flew up the weed-grown avenue, until he pulled them on their haunches before the time-blotched steps.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Look here, old fellow, said Morris, it is a capital idea to have all ready in case we want to go horsebacking; but don't you think that one of your snappy carriages with its heraldic adornments in a byway of Walworth or Mile End would attract too much attention for our purposes?

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The roof was poor and thatched; but in strange contrast to it there ran all along under the eaves a line of wooden shields, most gorgeously painted with chevron, bend, and saltire, and every heraldic device.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)