heraldic charge

C4379
concept

A heraldic charge is a symbol, figure, or emblem placed on a shield or coat of arms to convey identity, lineage, or meaning in heraldry.

All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
heraldic charge canonical 73
heraldic badge 7
coat of arms charge 6

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: heraldic charge
Generated description
A heraldic charge is a symbol, figure, or emblem placed on a shield or coat of arms to convey identity, lineage, or meaning in heraldry.

Instances (108)

Instance Via concept surface
šahovnica —
crown of shields heraldic element
Croatian checkerboard —
Lindwurm (dragon) heraldic beast
Dragon of Bhutan heraldic dragon
titan’s head heraldic device
Lymphad —
Hungarian double cross —
U.S. Army distinctive unit insignia heraldic device
Norwegian lion heraldic lion
fouled anchor —
Cross of Lorraine —
Commonwealth Star —
Napoleonic N monogram heraldic device
Bohemian lion coat of arms charge
rose of Lippe —
Lion of Brabant heraldic lion
golden tamga —
Ay yıldız —
Moor's Head —
Imperial eagle of the Holy Roman Empire —
Winged lion heraldic beast
Bavarian heraldic lion —
Three Crowns of Sweden —
Wheel of Mainz —
Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
surface form: Bundesadler
—
Moor of Freising —
bear of Saint Corbinian —
cross pattée —
Reichsadler heraldic eagle
White rose en soleil
surface form: White Rose en Soleil
heraldic badge
Y Ddraig Goch heraldic dragon
red eagle —
Galley of the Isles —
Union of the Roses heraldic badge
white horse of Saxony
surface form: White Horse of Saxony
—
Royal Crown heraldic_charge
Lion of Hesse heraldic lion
lion of the Palatinate —
Piast eagle coat of arms charge
cross of Trier —
Bourbon lilies —
Eagle volant —
Franconian rake —
Moor's head of Corsica —
five-fold cross —
Warwickshire bear and ragged staff badge heraldic badge
Royal arms of England within a bordure compony argent and azure heraldic differencing mark
Mercury holding a caduceus —
biscione charge in heraldry