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Heraldry is the designing, use, regulation, and recording of coats of arms and related emblems. Originally, coats of arms were simply "assumed", that is, designed and adopted by the person using them. Eventually, the crown reserved to itself the right to grant coats of arms to individuals—not families or surnames—and strictly limited the use of assumed arms in Scotland. A person entitled to bear arms is called an "Armiger." | Heraldry is the designing, use, regulation, and recording of coats of arms and related emblems. Originally, coats of arms were simply "assumed", that is, designed and adopted by the person using them. Eventually, the crown reserved to itself the right to grant coats of arms to individuals—not families or surnames—and strictly limited the use of assumed arms in Scotland. A person entitled to bear arms is called an "Armiger." | ||
== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6326 General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, (60,000 Family Coat of Arms)]] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48510 The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, 1500's - 1800's] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7443 Peerage of Scotland and Ireland, 1700's] ($) | |||
*[http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/ The Heraldry Society of Scotland], various indexes | |||
*Heraldry and Coats of Arms Resources and help pages on [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=430.0 RootsChat Heraldry and Coats of Arms Resources and help pages. (Free)]. | |||
*[http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/230.html?pParentID=217 Court of the Lord Lyon] | |||
*[http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/ The Heraldry Society of Scotland]: | |||
An Armiger’s legitimate male descendants can inherit the right to use his coat of arms, either unchanged (by the eldest son) or with specific differences (for younger sons and their male descendants). However, most Scottish ancestors did not have a coat of arms. | An Armiger’s legitimate male descendants can inherit the right to use his coat of arms, either unchanged (by the eldest son) or with specific differences (for younger sons and their male descendants). However, most Scottish ancestors did not have a coat of arms. | ||
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Families who bore heraldic arms are often subjects of books or articles. See [[Scotland Genealogy]] and [[Scotland Nobility]]. | Families who bore heraldic arms are often subjects of books or articles. See [[Scotland Genealogy]] and [[Scotland Nobility]]. | ||