blason

See also: Blason and blasón

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French blason, from Old French blason.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bla.zɔ̃/

Noun

blason m (plural blasons)

1. (heraldry) heraldry (as a field of study)
2. (heraldry) a coat of arms
3. (heraldry) blazon (description of a coat of arms)
4. a form of poetry describing the parts of a female beloved in a series of metaphors

Derived terms

• redorer son blason

Related terms

• blasonner

Descendants

• → Portuguese: brasão
• → Spanish: blasón

Further reading

• “blason”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

blason

1. Alternative form of blasoun

Old French

Alternative forms

• blasoun, blaszon, blazon, blazoun, blazun

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *blasō, of unknown origin. Connected by some to the root of English blaze, but the OED rejects this. Cognate with Occitan blezo.

Noun

blason oblique singular, m (oblique plural blasons, nominative singular blas, nominative plural blason)

1. shield
2. armorial bearings
3. shoulder blade

Descendants

• Middle French: blason, blazon
  • French: blason
• → Middle English: blasoun, blason, blazoun
  • English: blazon
• → Middle Dutch: blasoen
  • Dutch: blazoen
• → Italian: blasone
• → Spanish: blasón
• → Portuguese: brasão