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What is a coat of arms?

What is a coat of arms? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (heraldry) hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon
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The town is on the site of an important river crossing, where there is a masoned bridge, as shown on the municipal coat of arms.
His ceremonial dress included a splendid tabard, bearing the royal coat of arms, along with a sword, black leggings and buckled shoes.
A lot of the artists who designed the knights coat of arms often used imaginary animals like the basilisk, dragon, unicorn, etc.
Around the border is a series of panels and roundels with birds and animals amidst scrolling foliage and with a coat of arms.
By the later Middle Ages, the right to a coat of arms had become a matter for social pride and strict control.
He also painted a tondo of the Pieta bearing Philip's coat of arms on the back, and he painted and gilded Sluter's statues.

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