Heralds
(Anglo-Saxon here (2 syl.), an army, and ealdor,
a governor or official. The coat of arms represents the knight
himself from whom the bearer is descended. The shield represents
his body, and the helmet his head.
The flourish is his mantle.
The motto is the ground or moral pretension on which he
stands. The supporters are the pages, designated by the emblems
of bears, lions, and so on.
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