Definitions
Person or sign that announces, praises, or signals something.
Word origin
From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
Used in a sentence
“The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.”
“Daffodils are heralds of Spring.”
“Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Announce”6 letters
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