heraldry

As an adjective literary

is relating to literature.

As a noun heraldry is

(uncountable) the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

As nouns the difference between heuristic and heraldry

is that heuristic is a heuristic method while heraldry is (uncountable) the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

As an adjective heuristic

is relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems.

As a verb heard

is past tense of hear.

As a noun heraldry is

the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

As nouns the difference between badge and heraldry

is that badge is a distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization while heraldry is the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

As a verb badge

is to mark or distinguish with a badge.

As nouns the difference between heraldry and crest

is that heraldry is the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank while crest is a tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.

As a verb crest is

particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.

As nouns the difference between insignia and heraldry

is that insignia is a patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization while heraldry is the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

As nouns the difference between heraldry and ale

is that heraldry is the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank while ale is an intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and heraldry

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while heraldry is (uncountable) the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

As a noun heraldry

is the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

As an adverb heraldically is

in a heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry.

As nouns the difference between heraldry and hieracosphinx

is that heraldry is the profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank while hieracosphinx is a mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.