herald, n. [messenger], [forerunner], precursor, [harbinger], crier.

herald, v. [proclaim], [announce], [foretell], usher in.

herd, n. [drove]; [rabble], [mob], [multitude]. Associated words: gregarious, gregal.

herdsman, n. ranchman, vaquero, [cowboy], vacher.

hereditary, a. [ancestral], patrimonial, [inheritable], inherited.

heritage, n. [inheritance], hereditament, patrimony; [possession].

hermit, n. [recluse], anchoret, anchorite, eremite, [solitary], cenobite.

heroic, a. [valiant], [bold], daring, [brave]; [desperate], drastic, [extreme].

heroism, n. [courage], [valor], [bravery], [prowess], fortitude, intrepidity.

hesitancy, n. [indecision], [vacillation], [uncertainty], [irresolution], [wavering].