heraldry vs research

heraldry and research both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heraldry	Yes	No	No	No
research	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, research is a hypernym of heraldry; that is, research is a word with a broader meaning than heraldry:

heraldry: the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
research: a search for knowledge

Other hypernyms of heraldry include enquiry, inquiry.

heraldry (noun)	research (noun)
emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms	systematic investigation to establish facts
the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies	a search for knowledge

heraldry (verb)	research (verb)
	inquire into
	attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner