heraldry

nouns

the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
heraldry
is a type of (narrower)
a search for knowledge
"their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
enquiry, inquiry, research
emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
heraldry
is a type of (narrower)
special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
emblem