herald

herald
her•ald
[[t]ˈhɛr əld[/t]] n.
1) why a royal or official messenger, esp. one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime
2) a person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner; harbinger:
the swallows, heralds of spring[/ex]
3) a person or thing that proclaims or announces
4) why (in the Middle Ages) an officer who arranged tournaments and other functions, announced challenges, marshaled combatants, etc
5) her an officer of a body concerned with armorial bearings, genealogies, etc., esp. an officer ranking between a king-of-arms and a pursuivant
6) to give tidings of; proclaim; publicize
7) to signal the coming of; usher in
Etymology: 1300–50; ME herau(l) d < OF herau(l) t < Frankish *heriwald=*heri army +*wald commander (see wield)

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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