coat of arms

noun phrase

1

: a tabard or surcoat embroidered with armorial bearings

2

a

: heraldic bearings (as of a person) usually depicted on an escutcheon often with accompanying adjuncts (such as a crest, motto, and supporters)

b

: a similar symbolic emblem

Examples of coat of arms in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, she has already been beset by problems including around a New York fashion brand with the same name and suggestions the logo is similar to a coat of arms for a Spanish town. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

The colorful coat of arms features a palm tree with two black birds flying towards it. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025

King Godfrey of Bouillon, who conquered the region, carried it as his personal coat of arms. —Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025

Related Articles The company will also cover the arcade’s ceiling with a chain of lights, surrounding the existing municipal coat of arms that stands at the center of the dome. —Sandra Salibian, WWD, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cote of armes, translation of Middle French cote d'armes

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coat of arms

• firearms
• alarms
• disarms
• forearms
• gendarmes
• charms
• farms
• harms

Kids Definition

coat of arms

: the heraldic arms belonging to a person, family, or group or a representation of these (as on a shield)