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Herald
ˈhɛr(ə)ld
Herald definitions
noun
herald
heralds
- an official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments
- (in the UK) an official of the College of Arms or the Lyon Court ranking above a pursuivant
- a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen
"they considered the first primroses as the herald of spring"
- a brown moth with dull orange markings, often hibernating in houses and old buildings
verb
herald
heralded
heralding
heralds
- be a sign that (something) is about to happen
"the speech heralded a change in policy"
signal indicate announce point to spell presage augur portend promise prefigure foreshadow foretell usher in show in pave the way for open the way for be a harbinger of be a forerunner be a precursor of- acclaim
"the band have been heralded as the great hope for the nineties"