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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Heriald, Hereald, Herȝeald, n. Also: herriald, hereauld, hereall, heriall, hareauld, hyrald; hereȝhald, herȝiald, hereȝiald; heriold and Hearill. [Later varr. of Hereȝeld(e.]

1. The feudal casualty of hereyeld or the right of claiming it. = Hereȝeld(e 1 and 2. 1529 Rep. Milne Home MSS. 36.
Gif ony deis in Crammecruk … at ar tennandis, the corse present and heriald to be partit betuix me … and the said Alexander 1561 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 84 b.
To sett thame to tennentis … with court plent, heriold, blowdweit and mercheit 1586 Edinb. Test. XV. 215 b.
Ane broun naig … tane to the hereald 1608 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II. 110.
For the allegit nocht delyuering to him of ane heriall 16.. Cant Hist. Perth 33.
Our said burgh of Perth … with courts of plea, hereȝhalds, blood weits [etc.] 1675 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. IV. 361.
[All who have given their landlords their] caulpes or herȝialds 1698 Misc. 3 Spald. C. II. 97.
He receives the culps [sic in pr.] hereȝialdis

b. Attrib. with hors, naig. = sense 2 below. 1540 Lynd. Sat. 3904 (Ch.).
Howbeit the barrouns thairto will be laith, From thine furth thay sall want thair hyrald hors 1568 Lyndsay Pref. 9.
Quhat hes he alswa written aganis this heriald hors, deuysit for mony pure mannis hurt? 1579 Edinb. Test. VII. 315.
The said vmquhile Dauid Auld had … pertening to him … tua hors by the hereauld hors 1591 Ib. XXIII. 105.
Thrie hors by the hareauld hors 1597 Fam. Rose 285.
He leiffis to Allexander Ros ane hereall naig 1669 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 43 (3 Aug.).
And that ther came ane naig to Lochartur quhich was called the herriald naig

2. A particular animal taken, or set aside to be given, as hereyeld. 1582 Laing Chart. 258.
The haill queik gudis to be equaly devidit thame, by the herȝealdis 1597 Edinb. Test. XXX. 133 b.
Ane meir by the hereauld 1677 Thanes of Cawdor 334.
That ane exact list be made of my stood mears and herialds and ther followeris