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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sal•tire (sal′tir, -tīər, sôl′-),USA pronunciation n. [Heraldry.]- Heraldryan ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base;
St. Andrew's cross. - Heraldry, Idioms in saltire, (of charges) arranged in the form of a saltire.
- Heraldry, Idioms per saltire, diagonally in both directions:party per saltire.
Also, saltier. - Medieval Latin saltātōrium something pertaining to jumping; see saltant, -tory2
- Middle French sautoir crossed jumping bar
- Middle English sawtire 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saltire, (less commonly)saltier /ˈsɔːlˌtaɪə/ n - an ordinary consisting of a diagonal cross on a shield
Etymology: 14th Century sawturoure, from Old French sauteour cross-shaped barricade, from saulter to jump, from Latin saltāre |