flaglore

Noun

1. The facts, history, traditions, or study of flags
   • Some little degree of flag-lore is valuable not only to the soldier, the seaman, or the traveller, but to everyone. - 1890, Frederick Edward Hulme, The Flags of the World: Their History, Blazonry and Associations:
   • The student of flags and flaglore, however, is aware that marine artists, with one or two notable exceptions, have in the past paid little attention to flag details, and does not, therefore, rely on them for accurate...
   • The new edition of this authoritative work has been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date by H. Gresham Carr, who enjoys an international reputation for his knowledge of flags and flaglore. - 1957, The Bookseller -...