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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