Heraldry

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 290 Version 2

1. heraldry 1 |n| the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies. 
2. heraldry 2 |n| the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.
3. heraldry 3 |n| the study of the coats of arms and the history of old families.
4. heraldry 4 |n| the profession, study, or art of devising, granting, and blazoning arms, tracing genealogies, and determining and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms.
5. blade weapon/s |n| bladed and edged weapons have been used throughout history for combat, hunting and in ceremonies.Edged weapons are used to hack and slash but, depending on the weapon, to also thrust and stab. Not all swords, knives and bayonets have blades, but points, intended for thrusting rather than slashing.
6. "The reason given for this is that according to a recent study done by the Foundation, 24 per cent of homicides are committed with firearms compared to 58 per cent that are committed with knives and blade weapons."
7. "Regarding the governmental public security agenda, the greatest concern is related to the increase in firearms use in crimes related to illegal drug, given that the use of knives and blade weapons still predominates in the cases of homicides in general and violent robberies."
8. coat of arms |n| the distinctive heladic bearings or shield of a person, family, corporation, or country.
9. emblem |n| a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.
10. "America's national emblem, the bald eagle."
11. flag |n| a piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities.
12. "The American flag."
13. "Sarah Davis was dressed in red and yellow, with her face painted the colors of the Spanish flag."

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4. Family
5. Family  (visual)
6. Family Roots
7. Family Classification
8. Heraldry
9. Kinship
10. Marriage
11. Marriage
12. Singleness
13. Weddings
14. Widowhood

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