1. herald - Noun
2. herald - Verb
3. Herald - Proper noun
An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character.
In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms.
A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame.
A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger.
Any messenger.
To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein Source: Internet
the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet Source: Internet
A 42-year-old Medford man told the Herald he received one of the mysterious calls today, even though he voted weeks ago. Source: Internet
A 2017 Boston Herald All-Scholastic, Frommer amassed over 3,000 all-purpose yards for his career. Source: Internet
According to a release sent to the Grand Forks Herald the morning of Sunday, Oct. 11, police were notified at approximately 2:25 a.m. of a report of a firearm being discharged at a downtown parking ramp, located at 413 First Avenue. Source: Internet
A few years ago in the Herald league, I watched week after week as one guy had checked out. Source: Internet