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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Herald \Her"ald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heralded}; p. pr & vb n. {Heralding}.] [Cf. OF herauder heraulder.] To introduce, or give tidings of as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Herald \Her"ald\, n. [OE. herald, heraud, OF heralt, heraut, herault F. h['e]raut, LL heraldus haraldus fr (assumed) OHG. heriwalto hariwaldo a (civil) officer who serves the army; hari, heri, army + waltan to manage, govern, G. walten; akin to E. wield. See {Harry}, {Wield}.] 1. (Antiq.) An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: herald n 1: (formal) a person who announces important news "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" 2: an indication of the approach of something or someone [syn: {harbinger}, {forerunner}, {precursor}] v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: {announce}, {annunciate}, {harbinger}, {foretell}] 2: praise vociferously [syn: {acclaim}, {hail}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Herald, CA Zip code(s): 95638 Herald, IL Zip code(s): 62845
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