Heralds' College, in England, an ancient corporation, dependent upon
the crown, instituted or perhaps recognized by Richard III. in 1483,
consisting of the three Kings-at- Arms and the Chester, Lancaster,
Richmond, Somerset, Windsor, and York Heralds, together with the Earl
Marshal. This retains from the Middle Ages the charge of the armorial
bearings of persons privileged to bear them, as well as of genealogies
and kindred subjects; -- called also College of Arms.
Her"ald (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heralded; p. pr. & vb. n. Heralding.]
[Cf. OF. herauder, heraulder.] To introduce, or give tidings of, as by
a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in. Shak.
He*ral"dic (?), a. [Cf. F. hÈraldique.] Of or pertaining to heralds or
heraldry; as, heraldic blazoning; heraldic language. T. Warton.
He*ral"dic*al*ly (?), adv. In an heraldic manner; according to the
rules of heraldry.
Her"ald*ry (?), n. The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or
science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns
armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public
ceremonies.
Her"ald*ship, n. The office of a herald. Selden.
Her"a*path*ite (?), n. [Named after Dr. Herapath, the discoverer.]
(Chem.) The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing in thin
plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light.
Her"aud (?), n. A herald. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Herb (?; 277), n. [OE. herbe, erbe, OF. herbe, erbe, F. herbe, L.
herba; perh. akin to Gr. forbh` food, pasture, fe`rbein to feed.] 1. A
plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at
least down to the ground, after flowering.
Annual herbs live but one season; biennial herbs flower the second
season, and then die; perennial herbs produce new stems year after
year.