coat of arms

noun

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a special group of pictures that belong to a person, family, or group of people and that are shown on a shield the monarch's official coat of arms

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“Coat of arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coat%20of%20arms. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.

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