It just means that they are noble and that they are a gentlemen and scholars, and people would recognize that and respect that family.
black on a coat of arms means strength
The coat of arms of a governmental organization can usually be found on its website and its stationary.
The meaning of a coat of arms varies from one to another. Each part of a coat of arms has symbolic value, from color, to the shape, to the items portrayed upon it.
Apparently, "Arms" used to indicate that an inn, pub, hotel, etc. has a coat of arms on their sign, to indicate that they had some kind of noble patron. I imagine this is not true of all places with that in the name (especially in America), as they may just be trying to sound fancy.
Heraldry is the study of Coats of Arms.
Coats of Arms belong to individuals, not to families.
The purpose of the coat of arms was to identify a noble person or family and distinguish them from other nobles in places like battles.
Generally, members of the nobility had coats of arms as a means of identification on the battle field, and later as a means of showing their noble status. Others had no need for or right to have such things.
Names do not have crests or coats of arms. Some individuals have coats of arms. Some families have crests; and some families of the same name do not.
Coats of arms are assigned (held by) individuals not surnames or whole families.
it was used to protect theirselves in battle or show pride in their families.
Coats of Arms are associated with particular people or families of prominence, such as royalty and nobles, not with a surname.
Coats of arms identify individuals, not families. As they are known today they were developed in medieval Europe. The Asian cultures developed other means of identifying nobles and other leaders on the battlefield.
Unfortunately, many families have chosen not to show a motto on their coat of arms.
The College of Arms is the official repository of the Coats of Arms of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth. Other nations have similar organizations. Coats of Arms are authorized by senior Heralds on letters patent. A Coat of Arms with royal connection may carry elements of the royal coat of arms within it. There are several websites which list coats of arms, families and their connections; DeBretts being a good example.
The plural of "coat of arms" is "coats of arms".
The meaning of the elements on a coat of arms differs from one to another and with the country and time when the coat of arms was created. The Star in the Australian Coat of Arms represents all of Australia's states.