Dutch Meaning of herald

heraut

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Definitions and Meaning of herald in English

Wordnet

herald (n)

(formal) a person who announces important news

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

Wordnet

herald (v)

foreshadow or presage

praise vociferously

greet enthusiastically or joyfully

Webster

herald (n.)

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.

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.

A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame.

A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger.

Any messenger.

Webster

herald (v. t.)

To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in.

FAQs About the word herald

heraut

(formal) a person who announces important news, something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone, foreshadow or presage, praise vocife

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