A greyhound on a coat of arms symbolizes courage, majesty, and loyalty. President Abraham Lincoln's family coat of arms displayed a greyhound.
they symbolise everything
Lion = Deathless Courage Tiger = Great Fierceness + more that i didn't type, sorry
A coat of arms is a symbol that represents a country, institution, family, or Royal Personage.
Marriage, promotion, acquisition of additional titles, receipt of honors.
Try the Drake family (descendants of Francis Drake) and Goodwinson descendants of early English Kings. See also the Bayeux tapestry.