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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Armorial \Ar*mo"ri*al\, adjective [F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms, coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See {Arms}, {Armory}.] Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.
Figures with armorial signs of race and birth. --Wordsworth.
{Armorial bearings}. See {Arms}, 4.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
armorial
adjective: of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms; "armorial bearing"
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