Grant of Arms

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A grant of arms is an action by a lawful authority giving a person a right to bear arms. It is one of two legal ways in which a person may bear arms in a jurisdiction regulating heraldry, the other being by birth.

It is distinguished from both a confirmation of arms and a registration of arms.