verb
-alds; -alded; -alding
[+ obj] to be a sign of (something that is beginning to happen or will happen soon)
to greet (someone or something) with enthusiasm - usually used as (be) heralded
Someone or something that is much-heralded receives a large amount of praise or admiration.
noun
plural -alds
[count] formal
a sign that something will happen
an official messenger in the past