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Her(r)ald, Herauld, Her(r)old, n. Also: herhald; (heroauld), herawld, herault; hereald, heirauld, hearald, Hereȝeld, (erron.).[ME. hera(u)lt, her(r)ald (15th c.), herauld (c 1384), OF. herault, med. L. heraldus. Cf. Herrod and Harrald.] A herald.(a) 1375 Barb. xii. 371 (E).
Throw out the ost than gart thai ga Heraldis, to make a crye 1474 Treas. Acc. I. 61.
For iiij cotis of armez for the heraldis 1507 Edinb. B. Ct. Bk. 7.
Cristiane Dowglas the spous of Lyon herhald 1531 Bell. Boece II. 471.
Quhen the herald of Ingland had blasonit this Erle David, for ane vailyeant … knicht c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 440.
No man … preissit to cum within the grene, Bot heraldis and the campiounis kene 1570 Leslie 94.
Thair was herrald [sic] send one euery syd and the day of the battell appointit(b) 1456 Hay II. 43/31.
Herauldis and kingis of armes and menstralis war rewardit 1554 Treas. Acc. X. 266.
All officers of armes to compeir befoir the Lyoun Heroauld 1569 Soc. Ant. VI. 52.
To my L. buriall … : for ane paper of preynis to buisk the herauldis 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 104.
The herauldis, maisseris, trumpetouris, and swescheouris 1600 Treas. Acc. MS. 42 b.
To the herauldis … passand with displayit coittis c1650 Spalding II. 389.
Thair cumis wp to the scaffold tua herauldis in thair cotarmes 1689 Acts XII. 66/1.
The heraulds who denunced the viscount of Dundee at the mercat cross(c) 1474 Treas. Acc. I. 27.
A gowne … gevin to the hereald of Inglande 1570 Leslie 74.
Thair come ane hearald furth of France fra the King … with glaide messuages to him Ib. 126.
The Duik of Albany … send ane heirauld unto the Erle of Surrye(d) c1475 Wall. vii. 405.
This discussyng I leif herroldis till end Ib. viii. 1667.
At this herrold he askyt his credence 1493 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 464.
Patricio Leslie, Lindesay Herrold 1512 Treas. Acc. 1 Jan.
To Ylay herold, in the name of the officiaris of armez for thair crying larges on New Yer Day(e) 1552 Corr. M. Lorraine 361.
We … sendis ane herault to Ingland 1672 Acts VIII. 123/2.
Ratification in favors of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo & his sone of the office of Lyon herawld King of Armes 16.. Herries Q. Mary 8.
The King … sends a herault

b. transf. and fig. A messenger, envoy. 1562-3 Winȝet II. 31/22.
He quha is the trompet of the Apostles, he quha is herald of al cuntreis c1590 Fowler I. 346/36.
O yee myne eyes, the herauldes of my hart 1661 Lanark B. Rec. 186.
To the hereȝeld that cam to proclaime his Majesteis commission