OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19809

herald

/ˈhɛɹəld/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
heraldo
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
heraldo
A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
Daffodils are heralds of Spring.
heraldo
An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 19810

herald

/ˈhɛɹəld/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
anunciar
To proclaim or announce an event.
Daffodils herald the Spring.
Then, some five miles north of Bolna, the entry into the Arctic is heralded by a long blast on the whistle of the engine. The Arctic Circle is marked by a sign on the east side of…