AllWords.com Home

English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search

  
Definitions
herald Twit Definition of herald Share Definition of herald on Facebook Digg:Definition of herald! stumble Definition of herald Bookmark Definition of herald on Delicious submit Definition of herald to reddit Bookmark Definition of herald
noun 
  1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
    • The blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
      1. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
    • Daffodils are heralds of Spring.
      1. (heraldry): An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king of arms.
    • Rouge Dragon is a at the College of Arms.
Translations: 
  • German: Wappenherold , Wappenausleger
  • Spanish: heraldo
    (trans-bottom)
  • French: héraut
  • Italian: araldo
verb 
  1. (transitive) To proclaim, announce, etc. an event.
Daffodils the Spring.
Translations: 
  • French: annoncer
Etymology: From heraud, from heraut, hiraut (French: héraut).

     Source Definition of herald
  

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Google
 

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 
  green quotes and commentary

   
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License
Allwords Copyright 1998-2009 Allsites LLC. All rights reserved.