| 单词 | on a chief |
| 释义 | > as lemmason a chief 3. Heraldry. The head or principal part of the escutcheon, occupying the upper third of the shield, and divided from the rest by a line which may be straight, indented, embattled, wavy, etc. on a chief, †in (the) chief: borne on this ordinary. in chief: borne on or occupying the upper part of the shield, within the limits of this ordinary, though no chief is marked off. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > escutcheon or shield > [noun] > upmost third portion chiefa1440 chieftain1572 chevetaine1586 a1440 Sir Degrev. 1029 He beres in cheef of azour Engrelyd with a satur With doubule tressour And treweloves bytwene. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xvii. 19 The lorde William Duglas..bare azure a cheffe syluer. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. lx His baner..was goules, a sheffe syluer, thre cheuorns in the sheffe. 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 30v There maye be also borne in chiefe, diuerse tokens of armes, and yet the chief not altered in colour from the field. 1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman iii. 143. 1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. ii. 317 And in the chief three mullets stood The cognizance of Douglas blood. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xv. 155 The Helm always rests upon the chief of the Shield. < as lemmas |
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