Question of the Day #247

"Sun, sea and quills: Duchess of Sussex's coat of arms gets a splash of California"
From the headline of this article at The Guardian.

上記の文で、coat of armsの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "coat of arms" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


紋章

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

heraldic bearings (as of a person) usually depicted on an escutcheon often with accompanying adjuncts (such as a crest, motto, and supporters)

Etymology/語源

によると、

14世紀中頃から。単にcoatともいうことがある。もとは、刺繍や絵の具で紋章が描かれた鎧等の上にまとうチュニックのことを言った。

According to :

mid-14c., also simply coat (mid-14c.); originally a tunic embroidered or painted with heraldic armorial bearings (worn over armor, etc)

Examples

• There was a stained-glass window with the family coat of arms.
• His gold signet ring bears a star, taken from his family's coat of arms.
• "The new format passport will retain the royal coat of arms and the name of the issuing state on the cover." From the Hansard archive
• "Nothing is included about the oath of allegiance or the royal coat of arms." From the Hansard archive
• "He promised to refurbish the altar and surrounding tribune, provided that he might include the coat of armsof his family and otherwise decorate that space as he saw fit." From Cambridge English Corpus