| 单词 | honourable ordinary |
| 释义 | > as lemmashonourable ordinary honourable ordinary n. (also with capital initials) Heraldry = ordinary n. 14a. ΚΠ 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie i. f. 12 The fowerth of the nyne honorable Ordinaries aforesaid, is a Bende. 1610 E. Bolton Elements of Armories xxxii. 188 Place things of one kind in Crosse, in Saltoir, in Fesse, or after any forme, or other of the honorable ordinaries, as in Bend, in Pale, and so forth. 1702 A. Nisbet Ess. Addit. Figures & Marks of Cadency 109 Not only the Honourable Ordinaries and Sub-ordinaries.., but even all other Figures and Representations, of things Natural and Arteficial, are made use of, for marks of Cadencie. 1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 13 Charges are divided into three classes—Honourable Ordinaries, Sub ordinaries, and Common Charges. 1922 H. Cole Heraldry & Floral Forms ii. 14 The Subordinaries are, like the Honourable Ordinaries, of ancient use, but..were not considered quite so important. 2004 J. Bradbury Routledge Compan. to Medieval Warfare iii. xv. 267/2 There are some dozen sub-ordinaries or general ordinaries, sometimes combining two honourable ordinaries. < as lemmas |
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