Rebus Definition
(heraldry) A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs.
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Origin of Rebus
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From French rébus, from Latin rebus (ablative plural of res "˜thing'), as taken from the phrase de rebus quae geruntur "˜concerning the things that are taking place', used in sixteenth-century Picardie as the name for satirical pieces containing picture-riddles.
From Wiktionary
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From the Latin ablative plural form of res "thing" (=rebus (“of or by things")), taken from the phrase "nōn verbÄ«s sed rébus" meaning "not by words but by things".
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From Latin rēbus ablative pl. of rēs thing rē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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