the art and practical science of creating Coats of Arms

Heraldry is the art and practical science of creating Coats of Arms.

the science that studies the coats of arms

Heraldry is the science that studies the coats of arms.

the profession, study, or art of devising, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol,

Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of devising, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms.

encompassing the design, display, and study of armorial bearings (known as armory)

Heraldry (/ˈhɛrəldri/) is a broad term, encompassing the design, display, and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank, and pedigree.

a form of visual identification

Heraldry is a form of visual identification and encoded certain information so that observers could identify those bearing observers and read certain specific meanings in observers's symbols.

a system of visual identification that started in the Middle Ages to differentiate knights on the battle field

Heraldry is a system of visual identification that started in the Middle Ages to differentiate knights on the battle field.

a system of principles and rules for creating and applying coat of arms

Heraldry is a system of principles and rules for creating and applying coat of arms.

a discipline , as well as related disciplinessuch as vexillologytogether with the study of ceremonyrank and pedigree relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), , ,

Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree.