Main Entry: coat of arms

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

Date: 14th century

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 (as a crest, motto, and supporters) b : a similar symbolic emblem