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Noun: armorial bearing
  1. Heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
    "The family's armorial bearing featured a lion rampant on a field of blue";
    - charge, bearing, heraldic bearing

Derived forms: armorial bearings

Type of: heraldry

Encyclopedia: Armorial bearing