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HERAUT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-11-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- walking telegram 1, record 1, English, walking%20telegram
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every person at the corporation is a walking telegram on what CMHC is about. 1, record 1, English, - walking%20telegram
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- héraut
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9raut
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous nos employés se font les hérauts de la SCHL. 1, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9raut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- History (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- herald
1, record 2, English, herald
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(in the Middle Ages) an officer who arranged tournaments and other functions, announced challenges, marshalled combatants, etc., and who was later employed also to arrange processions, funerals, etc., and to regulate the use of armorial bearings. 1, record 2, English, - herald
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Histoire (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- héraut d'armes
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9raut%20d%27armes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- héraut 1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9raut
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le héraut d'armes du Moyen Âge [...] avait des fonctions multiples [...] Il portait les déclarations de guerre, les sommations, publiait ou signifiait la paix, donnait le signal des combats, vérifiait les titres et les droits nobiliaires des chevaliers. 1, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9raut%20d%27armes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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