ramp- be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction" armorial- of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms; "armorial bearing" 2.heraldry- emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms annulet,roundel- (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel...
The shield shows England (in heraldic terms gules three leopards or) quartered with Scotland (or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory gules) and Ireland (azure a harp or stringed argent). This is the quartering in use since the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. ...
coats of arms became more and more impressive and complex. These devices are known as an achievement in heraldic terms. No longer merely a shield form, they have retainers either side holding the shield (lions, unicorns, knights etc.), the shield might be ...
There are some important terms used in heraldry that I will also use on this site. I won't be reviewing them all, only the necessary ones for explanation. Augmentation: An addition to a coat of arms, usually granted by a ruler or the like [1] Dexter: While this part of the 'shi...
A beast rampant (Old French: "rearing up") is depicted in profile standing erect with forepaws raised. The position of the hind legs varies according to local custom: the lion may stand on both hind legs, braced wide apart, or on only one, with the other also raised to strike; the ...
” When it is remembered thatoris the French for gold, the difficulty diminishes. Much heraldic terminology is a quasi-French,archaiclanguage. In the Middle Ages theFrench languagewas used by the ruling class in much of western Europe, so it was not unnatural that heraldic terms should be ...
of arms found in Spain is the addition of a bordure compony of Castile and Leon; that is to say, a bordure of eight to twelve pieces, alternately red and white, the red blocks charged with a gold castle (for Castile) and the white blocks charged with a red rampant lion (for Leon)....
(The term segreant is used exclusively with Gryphons as an alternate form of rampant.)If we were to transpose Read family arms into layman's terms, then it would be: On a blue background, there is a golden griffin standing up on one hind leg....
The royal coat of arms consists of the arms of Luxembourg, (Barry of ten Argent and Azure, a Lion rampant queue forchée Gules crowned, armed and langued Or), quartered with the arms of the House of Nassau, (Azure billetty Or, a lion or armed and langued Gules). In the greater ve...
The shield shows England (in heraldic terms gules three leopards or) quartered with Scotland (or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory gules) and Ireland (azure a harp or stringed argent). This is the quartering in use since the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. ...