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  • 81Dunkeld and Dowally —    DUNKELD and DOWALLY, a parish, in the county of Perth, 15 miles (N. by W.) from Perth, and 55 (N. N. W.) from Edinburgh; comprising the ancient city of Dunkeld, partly within the parish of Caputh; for many years the seat of the primacy of the… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 82Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 83blazon — [ bleɪz(ə)n] verb 1》 display or report prominently or vividly. 2》 describe or depict (armorial bearings) in a correct heraldic manner. noun a correct description of armorial bearings. ↘archaic a coat of arms. Origin ME (denoting a shield): from… …

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  • 84blazonry — noun the art of describing or painting heraldic devices or armorial bearings. ↘heraldic devices or armorial bearings …

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  • 85heraldry — noun the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated. ↘armorial bearings or other heraldic symbols. Derivatives heraldist noun …

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  • 86heraldry — her•ald•ry [[t]ˈhɛr əl dri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) her the study of armorial bearings 2) her the practice of blazoning and granting armorial bearings, tracing and recording genealogies, recording honors, and deciding precedence 3) her a heraldic… …

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  • 87heraldist — heraldry ► NOUN 1) the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated. 2) armorial bearings or other heraldic symbols. DERIVATIVES heraldist noun …

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  • 88heraldry — ► NOUN 1) the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated. 2) armorial bearings or other heraldic symbols. DERIVATIVES heraldist noun …

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  • 89heraldry — n. 1 the science or art of a herald, esp. in dealing with armorial bearings. 2 heraldic pomp. 3 armorial bearings …

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  • 90Duc de La Rochefoucauld — de La Rochefoucauld The title of Duke de La Rochefoucauld was a French peerage, one of most famous families of French nobility, whose origins go back to lord Rochefoucauld in Charente (department) of the 10th Century 11th Century (with official… …

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