| Term | Definition / Meaning / Stand for |
| AAS |
Armory of the Sacred |
| AB |
Ancient Britons |
| ABRA |
All Breed Rescue Angels |
| ACH |
Arms College of Heraldry |
| ACHS |
Arms of College of Heraldry Services |
| AD |
Ad Orsus (toward the top) |
| AGN |
Agnus (Lamb, often used in religious heraldry) |
| AH |
Ancient Heraldry |
| AL |
Alus (a heraldic term) |
| ALN |
Albert (a reference to a royal house in heraldic contexts) |
| AOP |
Argent on Pale |
| AP |
Arms Proper |
| APX |
Appertaining to X (part of a coat of arms) |
| ARN |
Argent Rock |
| B.C.A |
Branch of the College of Arms |
| B.E. |
Barons Emblazonment |
| B.L. |
Black Lion (a reference to heraldic creatures) |
| BA |
Baronet (a hereditary title) |
| BAFO |
Baroness Ancestry Field of Order |
| BAP |
Badge of Arms Proper |
| BAR |
Bar (a charge in a coat of arms) |
| BBR |
Barone di Rossignol |
| BCR |
Blazon of Colors Reserved |
| BD |
Badge Division |
| BEA |
Beast (used in terms of beasts in coats of arms) |
| BLA |
Baroque Livery Art |
| BLG |
Blazon |
| BRT |
Baronet Tincture |
| BSO |
British Standard of Orders |
| BT |
Baronet Title |
| BVA |
Baronet's Visual Art |
| C.O.A. |
Coat of Arms |
| C.S. |
College of Heraldry Standard |
| CBL |
Cross Baton Ledger |
| CC |
Crosses (as part of a shield) |
| CDB |
Crest Display Badge |
| CDE |
Crowned Daring Emblem |
| CED |
Curved Emblem Display |
| CFS |
Coloured Field Shield |
| CL |
Chief Line (referring to a family's line of descent) |
| CLG |
College of Legitimacy Guild |
| CLSH |
Collar of the Shield Herald |
| COA |
College of Arms |
| CPO |
Cross Potent |
| CRT |
Crest (the top part of a coat of arms) |
| CSVA |
Confederate States Vexillological Association |
| CTC |
Counter-charged Tincture |
| D.A. |
Duchy Arms |
| D.C. |
Duke of Clan |
| D.D. |
Double Dagger (a charge) |
| D.R. |
Duke's Regiment (heraldic term) |
| DA |
Duchal Arms |
| DBR |
Duke's Battle Rank |
| DCE |
Duchal Crest Embellishment |
| DCT |
Dais Crest Tincture |
| DD |
Double Division |
| DDD |
Double Dagger Division |
| DDV |
Double Division Vert |
| DLS |
Duke's Loyal Standard |
| DLSH |
Duke's Loyal Shield Herald |
| DOR |
Duke's Order of Recognition |
| DR |
Device (a heraldic term for a symbol used in a coat of arms) |
| DRG |
Dragon in Heraldry |
| DRP |
Duke's Royal Pledge |
| DVA |
Duke's Valor Arms |
| E.B. |
Earl Banner |
| E.C. |
Emblazoned Crest |
| ECI |
Embellished Crest Indicator |
| ECY |
Escutcheon, Curved Y |
| EDB |
Ensign Decoration Banner |