Herald word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "herald" word

[noun] an indication of the approach of something or someone
[noun] (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
[verb] praise vociferously
[verb] greet enthusiastically or joyfully
[verb] foreshadow or presage

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\Her"ald\, n. [OE. herald, heraud, OF. heralt, heraut, herault, F. h['e]raut, LL. heraldus, haraldus, fr. (assumed) OHG. heriwalto, hariwaldo, a (civil) officer who serves the army; hari, heri, army + waltan to manage, govern, G. walten; akin to E. wield. See {Harry}, {Wield}.] 1. (Antiq.) An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character. 2. In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See {Heralds' College} (below), and {King-at-Arms}. 3. A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame. --Shak. 4. A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger. It was the lark, the herald of the morn. --Shak. 5. Any messenger. ``My herald is returned.'' --Shak. {Heralds' College}, in England, an ancient corporation, dependent upon the crown, instituted or perhaps recognized by Richard III. in 1483, consisting of the three Kings-at-Arms and the Chester, Lancaster, Richmond, Somerset, Windsor, and York Heralds, together with the Earl Marshal. This retains from the Middle Ages the charge of the armorial bearings of persons privileged to bear them, as well as of genealogies and kindred subjects; -- called also {College of Arms}.
\Her"ald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heralded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heralding}.] [Cf. OF. herauder, heraulder.] To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in. --Shak.

Synonyms for herald

acclaim, announce, annunciate, forerunner, foretell, hail, harbinger, harbinger, precursor, trumpeter

Related terms: announce, avant-garde, blaze, Clarenceux, come before, courier, delegate, earl marshal, frontiersman, front runner, herald abroad, innovator, legate, Norroy, notify, preexist, presage, prolocutrix, spokesman, spokeswoman, thunder forth, voice

The fun area, different aproach to word »herald«

Let's analyse "herald" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DLAREH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... . .-. .- .-.. -..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: herald: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: herald: 8 + 5 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 30, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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