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  1. The insignia and symbols representing a
  2. person, family, or dynasty. Heraldry
  3. originated with simple symbols used on
  4. banners and shields for recognition in
  5. battle. By the 14th century, it had become a
  6. complex pictorial language with its own
  7. regulatory bodies (courts of chivalry), used
  8. by noble families, corporations, cities, and
  9. realms.
  10.