Heraldry
Royal corporation with authority to act on behalf of the Crown in matters of heraldry (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) |
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College of Arms |
Head of the College of Arms: a hereditary post, held since 1672 (and periodically before then) by the Dukes of Norfolk |
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Earl Marshal |
Chief herald in Scotland |
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Lord Lyon King of Arms |
Colours
Sable |
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Black |
Azure |
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Blue |
Or |
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Gold |
Vert |
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Green |
Murrey |
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Purple or red |
Gules |
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Red |
Argent |
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Silver (or white) |
Adjectives
These are the adjectives that are used to describe the attitudes of heraldic animals (the most familiar one being
"standing on one hind leg" – see below)
Lying down |
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Couchant |
Tail between legs |
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Coward |
On all fours, walking across |
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Passant |
Standing on one hind leg |
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Rampant |
Looking back over one shoulder |
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Regardant |
With head down |
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Urinant |
Flying |
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Volant |
Other
Tudor rose: number of lobes (or sets of petals) |
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5 |
Left hand side |
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Sinister |
Right hand side |
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Dexter |
Band running from the bearer’s top right to bottom left, on a shield |
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Bend |
Band running from the bearer’s top left to bottom right (sometimes said to signify illegitimacy) |
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Bend sinister |
The formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem |
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Blazon |
A V–shaped mark (inverted, more often than not) |
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Chevron |
Lozenge, or (less commonly) fusil, mascle or rustre, are different types of (shape) |
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Diamond |
Broad horizontal stripe |
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Fesse |
Background of a flag or shield |
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Field |
Heraldic symbol (a stylised iris flower) originally associated with the French monarchy – later the
Boy Scout movement |
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Fleur–de–lys |
Urchin: country dialect (and heraldic) word for a |
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Hedgehog |
A golden harp with silver strings, on a blue background ("Azure a harp Or, stringed Argent") is the coat
of arms – formally adopted in 1945 – of |
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Ireland |
Usual position of the crest |
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On the helmet |
Britain's commonest pub sign – the Red Lion ' comes from the coat of arms of |
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John of Gaunt |
Mythical bird similar to a swallow or swift (e.g. on the coat of arms of Sussex) |
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Martlet |
Heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales |
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Ostrich feathers (3) |
Broad vertical stripe running the length of a shield |
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Pale |
A Y–shaped charge on a shield (also means a cloth used to cover a coffin, or a piece of stiffened linen used to
cover the chalice at the Eucharist) |
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Pall |
Diagonal cross (especially on the flag of Scotland) |
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Saltire |
Escutcheon |
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Shield |
Attires |
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Stag's antlers |
Mullet |
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Star |
Figures holding the shield at the sides, on a coat of arms |
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Supporters |
Supporter that represents Scotland in the UK's Royal Coat of Arms (as opposed to the English lion) |
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Unicorn |
Symbol chosen by Richard II to be worn by his knights |
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White hart |
Two–legged dragon, with the tail of a serpent (ending in an arrow–head) – from the
Anglo–Saxon word for a serpent |
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Wyvern |
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