A historical heraldic official who maintained consistency and order in the rules and records of heraldry.
From Middle English, combining 'co-' (together) with 'herald,' a officer of arms. The term developed in medieval heraldic traditions to denote someone who worked with heralds to ensure coherence in coat-of-arms records and classifications.
Medieval heraldry was like an ancient database system, and coheralds were the IT administrators of their time—keeping family crests organized and making sure no two noble families accidentally claimed the same symbol.
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