Heraldry |
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Arms of some Scottish Families | 4 |
DEFINITIONS HERALDIC LANGUAGE | 13 |
Arms of some Irish Families | 16 |
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15th century affronté ancient argent argent and azure armorial bearings azure badge banner bend bendlet blazoned bordure bore borne canting arms canton Chapter charged chevron chief circlet coat of arms collar College of Arms colour coronet couped crest crest-coronet cross of St crosses paty devices differenced displayed distinctive dragon Duke eagle Earl early heralds ECCLESIASTICAL HERALDRY Edward Edward III emblem encircled ensigned ermine escutcheon fess field fleurs-de-lis France Garter George gold gules head heiress helm Henry Henry VII HERALDIC BADGES impaled insignia Ireland King of Arms Knights label lion of England lion rampant lions passant guardant lozenge mantling mark of cadency marshalling martlets molets motto Officers of Arms pale paternal arms placed Plate Prince quarter Quarterly Richard Richard II rose roundles Royal Arms Royal Crown sable saltire Scotland seal semé shields of arms shown silver sinister sometimes Sovereign statant supporters termed tincture tressure vert